California’s attorney general on Monday announced he had sued the federal government over President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the Golden State’s National Guard against Los Angeles protesters.
Trump made the call despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections, setting up a legal clash that could determine whether the courts will limit the White House’s increasingly aggressive use of executive power nationwide.
On a call with journalists, California Attorney General Rob Bonta described Trump’s decision as an illegal power grab that only further angered locals who were peacefully protesting ongoing ICE raids. He said the state is asking a U.S. district court judge to “set aside the president’s unlawful action federalizing the National Guard” with a temporary restraining order that would severely cut short what could be a 60-day deployment.