By Jan Wolfe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington, D.C., sued U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday over his deployment of National Guard troops in the capital city, a move likely to heighten tensions between the Republican president and the city's Democratic leaders.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, seeks a court order blocking the deployment of troops on the grounds it is unconstitutional and violates multiple federal laws.

The litigation could also lead to another judicial rebuke of Trump's attempt to broaden the role of the military on U.S. soil, following a ruling this week that his use of troops to fight crime in California was unlawful.

"Armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil," Schwalb sa

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