Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 3:58 PM EST, November 20, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal, however.

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued to challenge the Guard deployments. He asked the judge to bar the White House from deploying Guard troops without the mayor’s consent while the lawsuit plays out. Cobb found that while the president does have authority to protect federal functioning and property, he can’t unilaterally deploy the D.C. National Guard to help with crime control as he sees fit or call in troops from other states.

After her ruling, Schwalb called for troops to be sent home. “Normalizing the use of military troops for domestic law enforcement sets a dangerous precedent, where the President can disregard states’ independence and deploy troops wherever and whenever he wants — with no check on his military power,” Schwalb said.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-dc-deployment-c1c2b13a7102632632267bf1262506ff

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Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv3005-88

REFERENCES

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143513226
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143523869


Article updated.

Original article -

Updated 3:31 PM EST, November 20, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation's capital.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump's military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution and illegally intrudes on local officials' authority to direct law enforcement in the district. She put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal, however.

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued to challenge the Guard deployments. He asked the judge to bar the White House from deploying Guard troops without the mayor's consent.

Cobb found that the president only has the power to call up the Guard "through the exercise of a specific power outlined in state law," not for "whatever reason" he sees fit.

[BaronChocula]

1. It's been three months

The Guard deployed to DC has suffered injury to their morale having to pick up garbage and thrown sandwiches. The move has left no impact on the opinion of voters. The Turd Reich has used its 2nd Amendment rights to shoot itself in the foot yet again.