California filed suit against the Trump administration Monday claiming that the activating and deploying of California National Guard members to quell protests in Los Angeles was unconstitutional and asking the court to halt any future deployments.

While standing firm in calling President Donald Trump’s actions an abuse of power that needed to be ended, Governor Gavin Newsom further described the administration’s actions as “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.” The governor stated that the calling up of the California National Guard unit, after the governor expressed his objection , only escalated the violence and chaos. Further, the governor stated the administration’s “federalizing the California National Guard” was a takeover that had no legal basis. Finally, Newsom warne

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