California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said he will sue the Trump administration on Monday over the president’s deployment of the National Guard after a violent night of anti-immigration enforcement protests.
Newsom told MSNBC on Sunday evening that the lawsuit would challenge President Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard without the governor’s consent, which has rarely occurred in U.S. history.
“Donald Trump has created the conditions you see on your TV tonight. He’s exacerbated the conditions. He’s, you know, lit the proverbial match. He’s putting fuel on this fire, ever since he announced he was taking over the National Guard — an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act,” Newsom said.
“And we’re going to test that theory with a lawsuit tomorrow,” he added.
Newsom said that Trump’s executive order “specifically notes — and under what the [Department of Defense] did — is they had to coordinate with the governor of the state. They never coordinated with the governor of the state.”
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