Trump administration argues no time-limit on power to deploy National Guard

California Sen. Alex Padilla: Trump doesn’t have unquestioned power over National Guard troops

Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California joins MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s deployment of U.S. National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Sen. Padilla disagrees with the Trump Administration’s argument that the president has judicially un-reviewable power over National Guard troops.

Trump administration argues no time-limit on power to deploy National Guard

The Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that it believes the president’s ability to call up the National Guard does not have a time limit, renewing arguments that the deployment is not reviewable by courts. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in California’s challenge to the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles to protect federal build…