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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Newsom's Anti-Trump Suit Ignores His Inept Handling Of LA Rioters
California's top officials announced Monday that they are suing President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth for what they called the 'unlawful' federalization of the National Guard. Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom filed the lawsuit after Trump, under federal law, deployed roughly 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles after the riots sparked by recent ICE operations intensified. In a press release detailing the lawsuit against Trump, Bonta said, 'Let me be clear: There is no invasion. There is no rebellion. The President is trying to manufacture chaos and crisis on the ground for his own political ends. Federalizing the California National Guard is an abuse of the President's authority under the law – and not one we take lightly. We're asking a court to put a stop to the unlawful, unprecedented order.' However, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told Fox News that rioters were 'not protesting' and denounced Newsom's actions as governor, especially for failing to protect California residents. For over a week now, law enforcement agencies around California have struggled to contain the violent riots scattered around the state following high-profile ICE operations that drew large, often unruly crowds, as previously reported by DX. Trump's deployment of the National Guard was intended to support local police departments that have faced road closures, traffic disruption, and, as seen online, many physical attacks from the rioters themselves. 'In light of these incidents and credible threats of continued violence, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby call into Federal service members and units of the National Guard under 10 U.S.C. 12406 to temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel,' Trump said in a memorandum published on June 7. However, Newsom and Bonta claim Trump's move amounts to an 'authoritarian power grab' that violates the Tenth Amendment – ignoring the federal government's constitutional duty to preserve order and enforce the law when states cannot or will not do so themselves. 'Every governor, red or blue, should reject this outrageous overreach. This is beyond incompetence — this is him intentionally causing chaos, terrorizing communities, and endangering the principles of our great democracy. It is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism,' Newsome said in the release. The statute allowing Trump to deploy the National Guard, rarely invoked in modern history, specifically allows the President to mobilize state National Guard units in cases of 'invasion, rebellion, or insurrection.' While Newsom insists there is no such crisis in California, the surge of violent riots, assaults, and property damage in recent weeks looks a lot like an insurrection. The lawsuit now heads to federal court, where the fate of California's National Guard and potentially the safety of its residents hang in the balance.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
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'State of rebellion': Expert weighs in on Newsom challenge to Trump deploying National Guard
President Donald Trump's decision to activate the National Guard to quell protests and riots in California over the weekend was met with objections from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who called the move illegal and vowed to sue the president over it. Trump said in a proclamation that mobilizing the National Guard troops was necessary to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, who he said were being hindered from arresting illegal immigrants. Attorney Brad Moss, who specializes in national security, told Fox News Digital the law Trump relied on to deploy the National Guard, found under Title 10, is designed to address rebellions. "The President invoked 10 U.S.C. 12406, which affords him the authority to federalize the National Guard in response to a state of rebellion within the United States," Moss said. National Guard Deploys To Los Angeles As Violent Anti-ice Riots Rock The City The National Guard is a military force based in each state and under the dual control of governors and presidents. Governors typically have authority over their respective National Guard units, but presidents can call them into federal service in certain situations. Read On The Fox News App Moss noted that Trump left his National Guard proclamation "sufficiently vague and nondescript," including by not mentioning California or Los Angeles County in it. Trump said he was moving 2,000 National Guard soldiers under his purview and delegating the remaining logistics to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. From there, U.S. Northern Command issued a statement saying 300 soldiers from the California Army National Guard were deployed to parts of Los Angeles County "to support the protection of federal personnel and federal property." While presidents have looked to the National Guard as a reinforcement to protect federal personnel and property before, Trump's move was unusual because it lacked the support of the governor. Posse Comitatus Act At Center Of Trump-newsom National Guard Dispute In La Moss said presidents can "technically" tap the National Guard without the governor's consent but that there are limitations on what the National Guard can be used for. "It is unclear how the court would resolve legal challenges here," he said. All Democratic governors opposed Trump's move, calling it an "alarming abuse of power" in a joint statement. Newsom took matters a step further, blaming Trump for exacerbating riots. The Democratic governor said local and state police had conditions under control but that they worsened because Trump called in the military. "He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard. The order he signed doesn't just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing," Newsom wrote on social media. Over the weekend, Los Angeles police reported incidents of unlawful assembly outside an immigrant detention center and incidents of protesters throwing concrete bottles and other objects. Later, rioters set fire to and vandalized several self-driving cars and video showed shops being article source: 'State of rebellion': Expert weighs in on Newsom challenge to Trump deploying National Guard
08-06-2025
- Politics
LA immigration protests live updates: Trump deploys 2,000 National Guard members
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the move "purposefully inflammatory." 1:20 The Trump administration is deploying the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that begin Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations that have resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities, the White House said in a statement. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum "deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness" in California as demonstrations opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations continue in the state, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Saturday evening. Earlier Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the federal government was moving to "take over the California National Guard," calling the move "purposefully inflammatory" and saying it will "only escalate tensions." 6 minutes ago Hegseth says National Guard being mobilized immediately, active-duty Marines on 'high alert' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Defense Department is "mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles." Hegseth said if violence continues, "active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert." The memo that President Donald Trump signed Saturday night directing the National Guard to California said that the current protests "constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States." Trump utilized his authority under "10 U.S.C. 12406 to temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel," according to the memo. The presidential memorandum also said that the 2,000 service members could be deployed for 60 days or "at the discretion" of the defense secretary. The memo adds that the secretary of defense "may employ any other members of the regular Armed Forces as necessary to augment and support the protection of Federal functions and property in any number determined appropriate in his discretion."
