Hollywood films increasingly rely on people and places overseas. Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on imported movies, which are often the product of international partnerships, will be both hard to implement and ineffective,

The proposal from California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) came after President Donald Trump called for massive tariffs on films made overseas.

Since President Donald Trump announced that he wanted to impose a 100 percent tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S., everyone from studio executives to Democratic lawmakers have been scrambling to find a way to stop him. But California’s top prosecutor has a novel approach — and he may be willing to act on it.