Napolitano to Newsmax: D.C.’s Guard Lawsuit a ‘Conundrum’

Washington, D.C.’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops poses a “conundrum” for the courts, as city leaders remain split on the presence of federal forces, Judge Andrew Napolitano told Newsmax Friday.

“It depends who you ask,” Napolitano said on Newsmax’s “National Report,” noting that even though D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has called the Guard’s presence a “military occupation,” Mayor Muriel Bowser has welcomed the additional support.

In his filing, Schwalb argued that deploying the National Guard in Washington, D.C., is “not only unnecessary and unwanted, but it’s also dangerous and harmful to the district and its residents.”