DC Attorney General Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployment

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Above: D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (C) and Mayor Muriel Bowser (R) on Aug. 15, 2025. Image copyright: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

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Left narrative

The Trump administration's deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., without local consent, is a direct assault on the District's autonomy and civil liberties. Armed soldiers patrolling streets, executing law enforcement functions, and operating under federal command violate the Home Rule Act and the Posse Comitatus Act. The D.C. Attorney General’s lawsuit seeks to end this unlawful military occupation and defend the city’s right to self-governance.

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Right narrative

The dramatic drop in crime across Washington, D.C., exposes the limits of leftist-agitated resistance. Since the National Guard and federal law enforcement surged into the city, neighborhoods feel safer, violent offenders have been removed, and law-abiding citizens can move freely — even at night. Even Mayor Bowser and the local left quietly concede its effectiveness by coordinating police with federal officials indefinitely. The operation is well within the president’s authority — the D.C. lawsuit will fail — and other high-crime cities like Chicago should follow this proven model.

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Narrative C

Crime in D.C. has dropped dramatically with federal support and neighborhoods report feeling safer, but the surge of National Guard troops and masked ICE agents has not worked as intended. The mayor's new executive order establishes a framework to coordinate with federal law enforcement while ending the federal emergency, suggesting the D.C. lawsuit may be unnecessary. This approach preserves local control, protects civil liberties and ensures public safety without normalizing a permanent military presence on city streets.

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