California has sued the Trump administration after the state's National Guard was deployed to confront protesters in Los Angeles, the state's attorney general said Monday.

The announcement came the day after Gov. Gavin Newsom said on social media that he intended to sue.

"Donald Trump is putting fuel on this fire. Commandeering a state's National Guard without consulting the Governor of that state is illegal and immoral," Newsom wrote Sunday on X. "California will be taking him to court."

In a follow-up on Monday morning, Newsom said in a post that President Trump "illegally acted to federalize the National Guard," adding "we're suing him."

Mr. Trump and Newsom have engaged in an escalating war of words that on Monday included Mr. Trump voicing support for arresting Newsom.

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