'Mob Violence' Justified Trump's Takeover of California National Guard, Justice Department Lawyers Argue Before 9th Circuit
Counsel for the State of California maintained that the president’s actions unlawfully circumvented California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who did not approve the order, and held that the diversion of troops—which, he said, accounted for one third of California’s National Guard—interfered with drug interdiction and addressing wildfire risks in the state.