Newsom asks court for emergency order to block troops in LA

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked a federal court Tuesday to temporarily block President Donald Trump from using the National Guard and military as law enforcement in Los Angeles as violent protests continue in the city.

State leaders asked a federal judge for a temporary restraining order by 4 p.m. EDT. They alleged Trump’s “use of the military and the federalized National Guard to patrol communities or otherwise engage in general law enforcement activities creates imminent harm to State Sovereignty, deprives the State of vital resources, escalates tensions and promotes (rather than quells) civil unrest.”