Trump's actions on LA protests raise legal questions

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM CDT

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President Trump ordered the Pentagon to send around 2,000 National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles, calling for those troops to be put under federal control.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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