MSNBC Analyst Says Newsom Has ‘Hard Argument’ In Legal Challenge To Trump’s LA Riot Crackdown

Zachary Leeman Jun 11th, 2025, 3:49 pm

MSNBC analyst and law professor Jessica Levinson predicted California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is going to have a “hard argument” to make in his lawsuit against the Trump administration, objecting to the mobilization of National Guard soldiers to respond to Los Angeles riots.

Newsom filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to block the Department of Defense from the deployment of soldiers to deal with immigration protests. The governor has claimed that during a phone call with President Donald Trump , he received no warning about troops being mobilized. Trump has denied this and said he did give Newsom fair warning.

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