California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing a challenging legal case as he moves to block the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard soldiers to assist with immigration protests in Los Angeles. Newsom's lawsuit claims he was not informed about the mobilization, while President Trump has asserted that he did provide warning. Legal experts, including Jessica Levinson, suggest that Trump likely has a stronger legal standing, as specific statutes give the president authority to deploy troops without gubernatorial consent in cases of insurrection or rebellion.
I think that's going to be a hard argument for the governor to make here because what this statute talks about is giving the president the power in a couple of different circumstances.
Depends on whether or not there is an insurrection, Trump said Tuesday. Over the weekend, he referred to violent, insurrectionist protesters.
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