California Asks Judge To Block Troop Deployment Within 2 Hours (Live Updates)
The post California Asks Judge To Block Troop Deployment Within 2 Hours (Live Updates) appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. 4:47 p.m. EDTThe Trump administration asked a judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations. 2:20 p.m. EDTNewsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in a filing at the U.S. District Court for Northern California, requested the federal judge to quickly block the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, arguing the order is “unlawful” as there “is no invasion or rebellion” in the city and asking the judge to act by 4 p.m. EDT “to prevent immediate and irreparable harm.” 11:30 a.m. EDTInterim Defense Department comptroller Bryn MacDonnell told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense the cost of sending federal troops to Los Angeles was estimated at $134 million, “which is largely just [temporary duty assignment] costs, travel, housing, food, et cetera.” 10:44 a.m. EDTHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Newsom should be “tarred and feathered” for how he has handled the protests, in response to a question about calls for the governor’s arrest, provoking a response from Newsom, who said Johnson gave a “fitting threat given the GOP want to bring our country back to the 18th Century.” 8:27 a.m. EDTIn a Truth Social post, Trump claimed Los Angeles “would be burning to the ground right now” if he didn’t deploy the National Guard to the city and appeared to reference wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes earlier this year, suggesting city and state permits are “disastrously bungled up and WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE” to rebuild. About 700 active-duty Marines could start arriving in the Los Angeles area as soon as Tuesday, defense officials told CBS and…
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4:47 p.m. EDTThe Trump administration asked a judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations. 2:20 p.m. EDTNewsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in a filing at the U.S. District Court for Northern California, requested the federal judge to quickly block the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, arguing the order is “unlawful” as there “is no invasion or rebellion” in the city and asking the judge to act by 4 p.m. EDT “to prevent immediate and irreparable harm.” 11:30 a.m. EDTInterim Defense Department comptroller Bryn MacDonnell told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense the cost of sending federal troops to Los Angeles was estimated at $134 million, “which is largely just [temporary duty assignment] costs, travel, housing, food, et cetera.” 10:44 a.m. EDTHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Newsom should be “tarred and feathered” for how he has handled the protests, in response to a question about calls for the governor’s arrest, provoking a response from Newsom, who said Johnson gave a “fitting threat given the GOP want to bring our country back to the 18th Century.” 8:27 a.m. EDTIn a Truth Social post, Trump claimed Los Angeles “would be burning to the ground right now” if he didn’t deploy the National Guard to the city and appeared to reference wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes earlier this year, suggesting city and state permits are “disastrously bungled up and WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE” to rebuild. About 700 active-duty Marines could start arriving in the Los Angeles area as soon as Tuesday, defense officials told CBS and…
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