Trump Use of Troops in Washington Likely Illegal, Judge Says
Members of the Ohio National Guard patrol 14th Street in Washington on Aug. 23.
Photographer: Valerie Plesch/BloombergA federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington was likely unlawful in the latest setback to the president’s military mobilizations in Democrat-led cities.
US District Judge Jia Cobb said in a Thursday decision that the deployment of troops irreparably harmed the city’s “exercise of sovereign powers.” But she gave the federal government 21 days to appeal before the order takes effect “to prevent potential disruption to the functioning of the District and the National Guard.”