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FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSNLA ICE protests, Day 12: Trump, Newsom await who gets control of California National GuardPresident Trump and Gov. Newsom await to find out who gets control of the California National Guard as another round of appeals court hearings are set for Tuesday.
The 9th Circuit Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a high-profile legal battle between President Trump and Governor Newsom over who has authority to control California’s National Guard.
Will the 4,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles return to Governor Newsom's control? The legal battle over their deployment by President Trump will continue Tuesday in a federal appeals court in San Francisco.
“The district court has no authority to usurp the president’s authority as commander in chief,” Kelly said in an emailed statement to the Southern California News Group. “The president exercised his lawful authority to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings and personnel in Gavin Newsom’s lawless Los Angeles.”
A coalition of over 50 local governments and officials has filed an amicus brief in support of California Governor Gavin Newsom's opposition to President Trump's federalization and deployment of the California National Guard,
President Donald Trump and his immigration czar, Tom Homan, have suggested that Newsom could face arrest over "obstructive" behavior.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr slams Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit over Trump’s National Guard deployment, calling the claims ‘nonsense.'