President Trump is sending the National Guard to Los Angeles over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom by invoking rarely used federal powers.

The state’s attorney general argued that local law enforcement had been capable of handling the situation and could have requested support from state partners had it been necessary.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have filed a lawsuit against President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, seeking to block the federalization of the California National Guard and arguing that it violates the Tenth Amendment and exceeds federal authority under a little-used law governing state militias.