Newsom plans lawsuit against Trump administration over deployment of National Guard

Governor Gavin Newsom says California will sue the Trump administration over its deployment of the National Guard.

The governor says the lawsuit would challenge the President’s federalization of the California National Guard without the state’s consent.

“This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted. He flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard. The order he signed doesn’t just apply to CA. It will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing. We’re suing him,” Newsom posted on X.

The governor has also asked that the National Guard be removed.

The deployment is the first time in decades that a state’s National Guard has been activated without a request from its governor.