California attorney general announces lawsuit against Trump over military deployment
Rob Bonta says protests in Los Angeles had not reached the threshold required for the Trump administration to invoke the federal power to mobilise the national guard.
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Perth Now
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Trump, Newsom trade insults and threats over LA unrest
The swiftly evolving situation in Los Angeles over protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions has provided fertile ground for a public spat between President Donald Trump and long-standing critic, California's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom. The round of insults has culminated in a semi-serious claim by the president that the governor should be arrested, for the crime of being 'a bad governor'. Here's a look at the back-and-forth between Trump and Newsom in their own words: On the deployment of National Guard troops to contain the protests: "You have violent people, and we're not gonna let them get away with it." — Trump, in remarks to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday "Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence," he said. "Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don't give him the excuse he's looking for." - Newsom in a warning to demonstrators in a social media post. On California's lawsuit for allegedly breaching the state's sovereignty: "We are suing Donald Trump. This is a manufactured crisis. He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the US constitution." — Newsom, X post on Monday. "I'm very happy I got involved.. I think Gavin in his own way is very happy I got involved." - Trump's response adding that the place 'would be burning down' with the federal government's intervention. On whether Newsom should be arrested: (This followed a comment by border czar, Tom Homan that anyone including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.) "I would do it if I were Tom, I think it's great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing." — Trump, in remarks to reporters on Monday "Come and get me, tough guy." Newsom's initial response to Homan, during the MSNBC interview and in subsequent posts on his own social media. Homan later said there was "no discussion" about actually arresting Newsom, but reiterated that "no one's above the law." "His primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job ....Look, I like Gavin, he's a nice guy, but he's grossly incompetent, everybody knows." - Trump, when asked what crime Newsom may have committed. ' A day I hoped I would never see in America - an unmistakeable step toward authoritiarianism" Newsom's response on X.
West Australian
36 minutes ago
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Trump, Newsom trade insults and threats over LA unrest
The swiftly evolving situation in Los Angeles over protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions has provided fertile ground for a public spat between President Donald Trump and long-standing critic, California's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom. The round of insults has culminated in a semi-serious claim by the president that the governor should be arrested, for the crime of being 'a bad governor'. Here's a look at the back-and-forth between Trump and Newsom in their own words: On the deployment of National Guard troops to contain the protests: "You have violent people, and we're not gonna let them get away with it." — Trump, in remarks to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday "Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence," he said. "Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don't give him the excuse he's looking for." - Newsom in a warning to demonstrators in a social media post. On California's lawsuit for allegedly breaching the state's sovereignty: "We are suing Donald Trump. This is a manufactured crisis. He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the US constitution." — Newsom, X post on Monday. "I'm very happy I got involved.. I think Gavin in his own way is very happy I got involved." - Trump's response adding that the place 'would be burning down' with the federal government's intervention. On whether Newsom should be arrested: (This followed a comment by border czar, Tom Homan that anyone including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.) "I would do it if I were Tom, I think it's great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing." — Trump, in remarks to reporters on Monday "Come and get me, tough guy." Newsom's initial response to Homan, during the MSNBC interview and in subsequent posts on his own social media. Homan later said there was "no discussion" about actually arresting Newsom, but reiterated that "no one's above the law." "His primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job ....Look, I like Gavin, he's a nice guy, but he's grossly incompetent, everybody knows." - Trump, when asked what crime Newsom may have committed. ' A day I hoped I would never see in America - an unmistakeable step toward authoritiarianism" Newsom's response on X.
The Age
42 minutes ago
- The Age
Marines deployed to LA as Trump says California governor should be arrested
The order would put them on active duty. One official warned, however, that the order was just signed and it could take a day or two to get troops moving. 'This isn't about public safety. It's about stroking a dangerous President's ego. This is Reckless. Pointless. And Disrespectful to our troops,' Newsom posted on X in response regarding the additional National Guard troops. Earlier, LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell said the department had not been given any 'formal notification' that the Marines would be coming to the city. He said the police department was confident in its ability to handle large-scale demonstrations and that the Marines' arrival without co-ordinating with the LAPD would present 'a significant logistical and operational challenge for those of us charged with safeguarding this city'. Late on Monday, LA time, police began to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who had gathered outside a federal detention centre in the city's downtown area, where immigrants have been held. National Guard forces had formed a human barricade to keep people out of the building. Then a phalanx of Los Angeles police moved up the street, pushing people from the scene and firing 'less lethal' munitions such as gas canisters. The LAPD said some protesters had started throwing objects at officers, adding in an X post: 'Less lethal munitions may cause pain and discomfort.' The LA Times reported that at least 74 people had been arrested throughout the weekend on suspicion of vandalism, looting and violence, citing the LAPD. It said 21 people were arrested in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, alleging attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, looting, failure to disperse and other crimes. Trump also endorsed arresting Newsom amid the fallout from the clashes in Los Angeles. Newsom had dared Trump's 'border tsar' Tom Homan to arrest him after Homan said anyone who obstructed immigration police from doing their job was liable to be detained, including Newsom and the mayor of LA. 'Come after me, arrest me, let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn,' Newsom said in a televised interview on Sunday night, California time. Arriving at the White House from the presidential retreat at Camp David on Monday morning, Trump endorsed the idea of arresting the Democratic governor. 'I would do it if I were Tom [Homan], I think it's great,' he said. 'Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing.' Trump went on to say he liked Newsom, but that he was grossly incompetent, citing California's beleaguered high-speed rail project. He claimed the protesters in America's second-largest city were 'professional agitators, they're insurrectionists, they're bad people, they should be in jail'. Trump took no further questions, including about Nine News journalist Lauren Tomasi, who was shot with a rubber bullet by police while covering the protests. The White House declined to comment on the incident and referred questions to the Los Angeles Police Department, which said it would issue a statement later. Nine owns this masthead. Later, when asked what crime Newsom had committed to warrant his arrest, Trump said the governor had the 'wrong philosophy'. 'I think his primary crime is running for governor because he's done such a bad job,' Trump said. 'What he's done to that state is like what Biden did to this country.' Responding to Trump's call for him to be arrested, Newsom said it crossed a line that he hoped would never be crossed in the US. 'This is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism,' he said. As protesters clashed with police and set fire to driverless Waymo cars in downtown Los Angeles, the political firestorm raged over Trump's decision to usurp Newsom's authority and deploy the California National Guard. Newsom and Democratic allies argued the decision inflamed tensions and turned what was a relatively small, controllable protest into clashes in which dozens were arrested over the weekend. US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to detail military operations, said about 1000 National Guard members were in the city under federal orders by midday Monday, LA time. The full 2000 members initially authorised by Trump were expected to be on the ground by the end of the day. The 700 Marines, meanwhile, were being deployed from their base at Twentynine Palms in the Southern California desert. Trump has continued to defend his decision to intervene. In a social media post, he claimed Los Angeles would otherwise have been 'completely obliterated' and that Bass and Newsom – whom he again called 'Newscum' – should be thanking him. US Marines have been deployed domestically for major disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the September 11, 2001, attacks. They are known for being 'first in, last out' in US military interventions abroad, but it is extremely rare for American soldiers to be used for domestic policing matters. Trump could deploy Marines under certain conditions of law or under his authority as commander-in-chief. Without invoking the Insurrection Act, the Marines, like the National Guard, would still be subject to a legal prohibition that prevents them from directly enforcing civilian laws and would likely be limited to protecting federal personnel and property. The last time the military was used for direct police action under the Insurrection Act was in 1992, when the California governor at the time asked then-president George H.W. Bush for aid in response to the Los Angeles riots over the acquittal of police officers who beat black motorist Rodney King. Even if only as a support role, using Marines in the context of a police matter is certain to raise further objections from Democrats, who have accused Trump of unnecessarily escalating tensions in Los Angeles. Other protests were taking shape on Monday afternoon (Tuesday AEST) across LA County, as confirmed reports of federal immigration agents in the cities of Whittier and Huntington Park, south of Los Angeles, spurred anger from activists. Protests also spread north to San Francisco, where about 60 people were arrested on Sunday night, local time, including some children. The San Antonio Police Department said buildings and a police car were vandalised, while two officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Loading Additional rallies are also planned in more than a dozen cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and New York City. In Los Angeles and other cities on Tuesday (AEST), union members marched to demand the release of David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union in California. Huerta was arrested on Friday as part of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation that prompted the protests. He was hurt in the arrest and taken briefly to a local hospital. He was later released from custody on a $US50,000 ($77,000) bond. 'This fight is ours, it's our community's, but it belongs to everyone,' Huerta said in Spanish outside the federal courthouse after his bond hearing. 'We all have to fight for them.' In Washington on Monday, about 300 people marched past the Department of Justice and FBI headquarters, carrying banners that said: 'Tyranny or revolution', 'Is the Constitution dead yet?' and 'They blame immigrants so you won't blame billionaires'.
