President Donald J. Trump has authority under the U.S. Constitution and federal law to call the National Guard into service for defined purposes that include putting down rebellion, defending against invasion, and ensuring execution of the laws of the United States.
When rioting broke out in and around Los Angeles on June 6 and federal employees and facilities were attacked, President Trump used his constitutional and statutory powers to call 2,000 and later 4,000 members of the California National Guard into federal service.
The DOJ called Gov. Newsom’s court action ‘a crass political stunt.’
Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 9 asked a federal district court judge to force the commander in chief to relinquish control of the National Guard, complaining that President Trump had not adequately
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