Newsom suing Trump admin over Marines, National Guard deployment to LA

Driving the news: Newsom filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco on Monday against Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Defense Department, seeking to reverse the president's weekend order that called in the National Guard during the fiery ICE protests.

• He wrote on X that Trump had "flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard" and said the order he signed "doesn't just apply to CA," it "will allow him to go into ANY STATE and do the same thing."
• Trump's order cited numerous incidents of "violence and disorder" and "violent protests" but did not specifically mention California or the Los Angeles area, per Newsom.

The latest: After U.S. Northern Command announced Monday that about 700 Marines were activated in the LA area to protect federal personnel and property during the protests, Newsom vowed he would "sue to stop this" and called on the courts and Congress to act.

• "The Secretary of Defense is illegally deploying them onto American streets so Trump can have a talking point at his parade this weekend. It's a blatant abuse of power," he wrote on X.
• "Checks and balances are crumbling. This is a red line — and they're crossing it. WAKE UP!"

The other side: White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said Newsom "should march back to his Attorney General's office to prosecute the anti-ICE rioters who burned property and looted businesses in Los Angeles."

• She added in the emailed statement: "It's pathetic that Newsom is more focused on saving face than protecting law enforcement and holding criminals accountable. As the President said, Newsom should thank him for restoring law and order."
• White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement to Axios in response to California's National Guard lawsuit that "Newsom's feckless leadership is directly responsible for the lawless riots and violent attacks on law enforcement in Los Angeles."
• Jackson added: "Instead of filing baseless lawsuits meant to score political points with his left-wing base, Newsom should focus on protecting Americans by restoring law and order to his state."

Friction point: Newsom, LA Mayor Karen Bass and other Democrats have argued the president's deployment of the National Guard was an unnecessary escalation, while Trump administration officials have railed against their leadership.

• Border czar Tom Homan, in a Saturday NBC News intervie,w did not rule out arrests for Democratic officials in the state should they impede law enforcement, but said he does not believe Bass had "crossed the line yet."
• "Come and get me, tough guy," Newsom wrote in response.
• Homan on MSNBC Monday called the NBC report "dishonest," saying: "I was clear they haven't crossed the line, but they're not above the law either."

Context: Trump's Saturday memorandum, which called into federal service some 2,000 National Guard personnel for 60 days, cited rarely used federal powers and sidestepped Newsom.

• The Trump administration announced Monday the deployment of a further 2,000 National Guard troops to LA.
• The protests continued for a fourth day Monday, with some 300 members of the National Guard deployed to various locations throughout the city.

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with comment from the White House and with details of California's lawsuit announcement in response to the Marines' deployment.