Washington DC sues Trump administration over deployment of National Guard, US media reports

Trump orders National Guard and increased federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington, D.C. has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital city, the DC attorney general said.

“Armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil,” DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in an X post.

“The forced military occupation of the District of Columbia violates our local autonomy and basic freedoms. It must end.”

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Bhargav Acharya;)