Judge challenges rationale for Trump’s control over national guard in California

Judge seems skeptical of administration's case and whether any crisis justifying deployment still exists in Los Angeles

The judge presiding over California's lawsuit against the Trump administration challenged the federal government's authority and rationale for continuing to maintain command over the national guard troops it deployed to Los Angeles earlier this year.

The Trump administration federalized the state's national guard in June, dispatching about 4,000 troops in response to protests in the city over immigration raids, despite opposition from the state's governor, Gavin Newsom. The state quickly filed a lawsuit, with Newsom calling the move unprecedented and illegal, and the case has been unfolding in the courts for months.