Washington, D.C., has filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration over the deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital. The legal challenge comes as tensions rise between local and federal authorities over Trump’s unprecedented use of military forces for law enforcement purposes.
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed the lawsuit on Thursday, arguing that the deployment violates both the Constitution and federal law. The suit claims that sending hundreds of National Guard troops from multiple states to patrol Washington’s streets without local consent undermines basic democratic principles.
