‘Armed soldiers should not police citizens’: DC sues Trump | World News
National Guard soldiers patrol outside Union Station, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo)
Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit against the Trump adminration on Thursday over the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital.
The lawsuit, lodged in federal court, seeks an order blocking the deployment, arguing it is unconstitutional and violates multiple federal laws.
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“Armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil,” D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a post on X. “The forced military occupation of the Drict of Columbia violates our local autonomy and basic freedoms. It must end.”
NEW: We are suing to block the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to DC.Armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil.The forced military occupation of the Drict of Columbia violates our local autonomy and basic freedoms. It must end.— AG Brian Schwalb (@DCAttorneyGen) September 4, 2025
Since returning to the White House in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to expand the military’s role domestically, a move critics warn could dangerously extend executive authority and heighten tensions between soldiers and civilians.
Last month, Trump ordered National Guard troops into Washington, D.C., declaring they would “re-establish law, order, and public safety.” He also placed the capital drict’s Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control.
