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Newsom Sending 800+ Police Officers to LA
By Joseph Lord
3 mins ago
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday evening that he’s sending more than 800 additional law enforcement officers to Los Angeles as riots that have swept the city approach their fifth day.
“Chaos is exactly what Trump wanted, and now California is left to clean up the mess,” Newsom wrote in a post on social media platform X.
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700 Marines, 2,000 More Guardsmen Mobilized in Response to LA Riots
California has sued the Trump administration, alleging the National Guard deployment was unlawful. Trump said it was necessary to ‘address the lawlessness.’www.theepochtimes.com
By Joseph Lord
1 hour ago
“I was just informed Trump is deploying another 2,000 Guard troops to L.A.,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote in a post on X Monday.
The Pentagon later confirmed this in a social media post.
The additional guardsman "will be called into federal service to support ICE & to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties," said Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell. Read more: The Epoch Times | Breaking News, Latest News, World News and Videos
California Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployment
California officials on June 9 sued President Donald Trump over his federalization of National Guard troops.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, both Democrats, said in announcing the suit that Trump’s action was illegal.
Trump federalized troops over the weekend as riots broke out in Los Angeles County in opposition to arrests of illegal immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
He said, in a memorandum, “To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”
Federal law enables the president to federalize Guard troops, which are typically under state command, if “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States” or if the United States “is invaded or is in danger of invasion by a foreign nation.”
Read more: California Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployment
Mayor Karen Bass blames "Peaceful protests" on ICE agents enforcing immigration laws, saying National Guard troops unnecessary.

