Los Angeles riots: California to file lawsuit against Trump admin

ISTANBUL (AA) – California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that the state plans to sue the Trump administration over its “illegal, immoral, and unconstitutional” deployment of the National Guard to respond to unrest there. The latest news on the Los Angeles riots:

Newsom, blaming the president for “putting fuel on the fire” of the crisis, said that Trump is the one who created “the conditions you’ve seen on your TV tonight” in an interview with MSNBC.

“He’s (Donald Trump) exacerbated the conditions…ever since he announced he was taking over the National Guard. We’re going to test that theory with a lawsuit tomorrow,” Newsom said.

According to Anadolu Agency, slamming Trump’s allegations of reviving safety via the National Guard, Newsom said: “He said in a tweet that everything is now safe. The Guard hadn’t even been deployed when he said this. He’s simply lying to people.”

Newsom said the federal directive to deploy the National Guard broke established procedures which mandate coordination with state governors.

“They never coordinated with us,” he said, noting that he had previously worked with the National Guard on logistics, fire recovery and during the George Floyd protests in 2020.

“There’s a protocol. There’s a process. He didn’t care about that. And the worst part, he completely lied,” Newsom added.

Reiterating his call for protesters to remain peaceful on social media, he said:

“Los Angeles: don’t take Trump’s bait. Trump wants chaos, and he’s instigated violence. Those who assault law enforcement or cause property damage will risk arrest.”

Los Angeles riots: National Guard troops arrived

Protesters clashed with police and set at least five cars on fire in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday night on the third day of demonstrations protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids in California.