For over two weeks, members of the National Guard have been walking the streets of Washington, D.C. — alongside federal law enforcement and local police.

President Trump has said there is a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital — and has openly hinted at taking similar actions in other Democratic-led cities like Chicago, New York and Baltimore.

But while the president has unique authorities over the District of Columbia, federalizing the National Guard in U.S. states will require a higher legal standard.

Georgetown University law professor Steve Vladeck breaks it down.

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