Former Attorney General Bill Barr slams Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit over Trump’s National Guard deployment, calling the claims ‘nonsense.'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration early Monday morning over the president’s deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, even as the LAPD chief admitted Sunday his cops “are overwhelmed” by the violent anti-ICE riots taking over the city.

“The district court has no authority to usurp the president’s authority as commander in chief,” Kelly said in an emailed statement to the Southern California News Group. “The president exercised his lawful authority to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings and personnel in Gavin Newsom’s lawless Los Angeles.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration from using the military to enforce federal immigration laws is a "crass political stunt endangering American lives,” Department of Justice lawyers said.

Federal appeals court blocks California's National Guard victory over Trump, escalating constitutional crisis between president and governor.

The same day, California’s attorney general said he’s coordinating with Newsom on a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the National Guard deployment in L.A., the first time since ...

Gavin Newsom ... Trump of breaking the law when he deployed the National Guard and, later on, the Marines to quell the riots. On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit ...