Trump, National Guard and California
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Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor. But he also ruled that it was premature to restrict the use of active-duty Marines.
Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to quell LA protests is a rare exercise of presidential power.
President Trump issued a memo authorizing the National Guard to post up in Los Angeles, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called it "illegal."