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DC Leaders React to Lawsuit Aimed at Ending National Guard Deployment
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DC delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton on Wednesday called for an end to the deployment of 2,200 National Guard troops in the District, while other Democrats protested against President Donald Trump’s plans to send troops to other cities. Norton’s participation in a press conference in front of the Capitol marked the first time he had offered a speech related to the “crime emergency” declared by the President since it was announced on August 11. “Pre…
D.C. attorney general sues Trump administration to end National Guard deployment
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens. He's suing to end what he says is the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops in the city.
DC leaders react to lawsuit aimed at ending National Guard deployment
As legal and political tensions escalate over federal intervention in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser is turning her attention toward the end of President Donald Trump’s declared crime emergency — while council members rally behind a lawsuit challenging the continued deployment of the National Guard. At a news conference on Thursday morning following the announcement of the lawsuit filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb challenging the u…
'They're embarrassing us': National Guard presence in DC sparks fiery Capitol clash – Democratic Accent
Congressional Democrats are blasting President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C., as local officials fight in court to send the troops home. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., called the deployment of service members as part of Trump’s crackdown on crime in the District “horrible.” “It is absolutely one of the most ridiculous things, and they’re embarrassing us on the world stage,” Cleaver said. “Because here we …
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