Protests continue in LA, and Trump has said he had to federalize California’s National Guard to “address the lawlessness.”

Tensions between the Trump administration and California intensified this weekend as President Donald Trump decided to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area, a move the state’s Democratic leaders cast as an unnecessary escalation amid protests over the administration’s immigration policies.

Legal experts questioned Trump’s response to unrest in L.A., saying he appears to be laying groundwork for more expansive use of the military to suppress dissent.