Rob Bonta, California and Trump
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta points out that Donald Trump is making "deliberate and intentional" use of trigger words that suggest he is angling to invoke the Insurrection Act because he desperately wants the power it would give him.
Trump lawyers told the court that Trump has "no obligation" to consult, or even notify California Gov. Newsom before federalizing National Guard troops to quell anti-ICE protests.
Members of our own local National Guard were gearing up to head on down to Los Angeles Wednesday as some of them have been deployed to help assist with the protests.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta outlined their lawsuit against Donald Trump and his order the federalize the National Guard, now in Los Angeles to respond to protests of the administration’s ICE raids.
Police and elected officials say the troops and Marines sent by the Trump administration are not properly trained to interact with civilians. A judge will decide whether to limit their duties.
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State AG Rob Bonta called the federal government's order "unlawful" and "unprecedented" as anti-ICE raid demonstrations emerged in Los Angeles.
President Trump has authorized the deployment of 4,000 California National Guard troops and about 700 Marines to LA, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unconstitutional and unlawful threats targeting transgender students in public schools.
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KTVU FOX 2 on MSNCalifornia AG sues Trump after sovereignty 'trampled' by National GuardCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday sued the Trump administration in two separate lawsuits, after he said the state’s sovereignty was "trampled" when the president ordered National Guard troops to the immigration protests in Los Angeles.
Bonta says the State Department of Education told the Trump administration schools will follow state law, which protects trans athletes' participation.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta says President Trump is violating the law and that his decision to send federal troops Los Angeles is an "unnecessary escalation."
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NBC Los Angeles on MSNTrump admin's comments about LAPD, LASD ‘disrespectful and insulting,' Bonta saysThe U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that LA's law enforcement was "unable to bring order to the city."