California Gov. Gavin Newsom formally requested that the Trump administration pull National Guard troops out of Los Angeles, said he will file a lawsuit, and dared Trump’s border czar to arrest him.
In a June 8 letter addressed to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Newsom said the National Guard deployment is unlawful and violates his state’s sovereignty. He also said the move should have been coordinated through his office, saying that local police have the situation under control.
“Trump is putting fuel on this fire,” he wrote on X. “Commandeering a state’s National Guard without consulting the Governor of that state is illegal and immoral.”…