Members of the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI detain a man outside the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)
DC ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES TRUMP OVER NATIONAL GUARD 'INVOLUNTARY MILITARY OCCUPATION'
Trump federalized D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department on Aug. 11 for 30 days under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll in a memo on Wednesday extended the mobilization through Nov. 30.
The federalization was set to expire next week, and an extension seemingly needed to be approved by Congress.
A U.S. military member holds a child near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
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He added the deployment violates the Posse Comitatus Act, threatens democracy and civil liberties, and damages D.C.’s economy and public trust.
The White House defended the action, saying the president acted within his authority and that the operation has been effective in combating violent crime.
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