"DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in federal court Thursday over the President's deployment of National Guard troops in the District. Trump's takeover, Schwalb says in a press release, amounts to an "involuntary military occupation that far exceeds the President's authority over the National Guard." The suit argues that the deployment "to police District streets without the Mayor's consent violates both the Home Rule Act and a congressionally approved compact governing the interstate mobilization of state National Guard troops.""
"It follows a ruling in California that found Trump's deployment of troops in LA earlier this year was illegal, with the judge saying Trump appears to want to create "a national police force with the President as its chief." In a press release, Schwalb says, "It's DC today but could be any other city tomorrow." Indeed, Trump has floated the idea of sending troops to other US cities, including Chicago, Baltimore, and New Orleans."
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in the District, characterizing the move as an involuntary military occupation exceeding presidential authority. The suit contends that mobilizing guardsmen to police District streets without the Mayor's consent violates the Home Rule Act and a congressionally approved interstate compact governing National Guard mobilization. The filing cites a California ruling that found a prior deployment illegal and warned of efforts to create a national police force under the President. Schwalb warned the action could set a precedent for other cities. The White House defended the deployments as crime-fighting measures.
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