Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) requested that the Trump administration revoke its order deploying 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, arguing it is an “unlawful” and “serious breach of state sovereignty.”
In a letter addressed to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Newsom said Trump’s presidential memorandum from Saturday night was not issued through the “governor of the State,” arguing that is unlawful under federal law.
“The Department of Defense did not transmit this directive to the Office of the Governor, nor was it approved or ordered by the Governor of California. This directive is also inconsistent with the President’s memorandum, which anticipates ‘coordinat[ion] with the Governors of the States’ in identifying and ordering units of the National Guard into federal service,” the letter said.
Newsom continued to
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