The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for bringing in National Guard soldiers to police its streets.
Sept. 4 The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for bringing in National Guard soldiers to police its streets.
The suit alleges that „the President has launched an unprecedented assault on the District’s sovereignty.“
„We are suing to defend D.C. home rule and stop the unlawful deployment of the National Guard“, said Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb in an X post Thursday. „Our nation was founded on the fundamental principles of freedom and self-governance that are stake in this case.“
Schwalb posted several times to explain the situation.
„The National Guard deployment does not only undermine public safety“, he wrote in a separate post. „It also hurts D.C.’s economy — depressing vital industries like restaurants, hotels, and tourism.
