Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Monday said President Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., using the National Guard is “a recipe for chaos.”

“Now they’re mobilizing the National Guard, they’re bringing the National Guard in from South Carolina, from Ohio, from West Virginia, from all these states, why?” Raskin, whose congressional district borders the District, said on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight.”

“And what’s the precedent for that? I’m not even sure what the authority for that is, under whose direction are they serving? Are they being directed by the governors of those states or are they under President Trump’s direction now?” Raskin added.

“But does that mean they’ve been federalized, because I don’t believe they’ve been federalized. So, this is just a recipe for chaos, and if thi

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