Trump, National Guard and Newsom
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Newsom’s remarks came moments after a federal judge ordered Trump to relinquish control of California’s National Guard troops, ruling his deployment of the Guard to Los Angeles was illegal and unconstitutional. But hours later, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the order, setting a Tuesday hearing on the matter.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta acknowledged the appeals court may not be ‘the last stop’ in this fight with the Trump administration.
The legal battle over President Trump's deployment of the California National Guard in Los Angeles will continue Tuesday in a federal appeals court in San Francisco.A judge ruled the move was illegal but the case was put on hold until it can go before an appeals court on Tuesday.
“The district court has no authority to usurp the president’s authority as commander in chief,” Kelly said in an emailed statement to the Southern California News Group. “The president exercised his lawful authority to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings and personnel in Gavin Newsom’s lawless Los Angeles.”
President Donald Trump and his immigration czar, Tom Homan, have suggested that Newsom could face arrest over "obstructive" behavior.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr slams Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit over Trump’s National Guard deployment, calling the claims ‘nonsense.'
Newsom’s barrage of attacks have left many demoralized Democrats hoping this is the anti-Trump leader they’ve been waiting for, but others wonder whether the governor has chosen the wrong
California judge doesn’t grant Gov. Newsom’s request for immediate blockage of Trump’s deployment of troops, sets hearing California sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment ...