California to file lawsuit over Trump’s ‘illegal’ deployment of national guard

Lawsuit claims administration ‘trampled’ on states sovereignty by bypassing Governor Gavin Newsom

The state of California will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for “unlawfully” federalizing the state’s national guard and deploying its troops to quell immigration protests, the attorney general Rob Bonta said on Monday.

Previewing the lawsuit, Bonta claimed the Trump administration “trampled” on the states sovereignty by bypassing the governor Gavin Newsom – a move he said was “by definition, illegal” and escalated what began on Friday as scattered protests and erupted into unrest.

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