California filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump's administration through an order to introduce two thousand national guard soldiers to Los Angeles without consent with Governor Gevin Newsom. About it reports Washington Post .
The claim filed on June 9 aims to cancel the presidential decree on federalization of the units of the National Guard. The document refers to exceeding the presidential powers and violation of the constitutional balance between the federal and regular levels of power.
"There is no invasion. There is no rebellion. The president tries to create chaos and crisis to achieve political goals," said California Prosecutor General Rob Bont.
The lawsuit stresses that Trump referred to a federal law that allows the President to apply the National Guard only in the event of an external threat or an internal uprising, but none of these conditions had a place. Thus, the actions of the head of state violate the constitutional powers of the governor as the commander -in -chief of the National Guard of California.
During the online briefing, Rob Bonta reported that the state also asks the court to issue a temporary prohibition on the execution of the presidential decree before the trial was completed.
"We are confident in our legal position and are ready to defend the rights of California in court," Bonta emphasized.
It is an unprecedented legal step that can have far -reaching consequences for the balance of power between the White House and the governments of individual states, especially in the context of exacerbation of the internal political situation in the United States.
