Brian Schwalb claims there is no legal authority in Washington National Guard

Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb Washington, DC

President Donald Trump The Metropolitan Police Department of the Federal DC On August 11, under the District of Columbia Master Ruling Act, the bill allows the president to urgently control the police force for 30 days.

Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth Later authorized soldiers and pilots will be armed in the DC if their mission requires it.

Schwab wrote in the X announcement: “Armed soldiers should not regulate U.S. citizens on U.S. soil.

Vance said the National Guard is “destroying their A-” in Washington, floating mission expansion

Schwalb said the POSSE COMITATUS Act prohibits the military from conducting domestic policing, accusing the National Guard of operating under direct military command at DC.

“It is obviously illegal, it threatens our democracy and civil liberties,” he wrote.

“President Trump deployed the National Guard in Washington, D.C. to protect federal assets and assist law enforcement in specific tasks,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital in a statement. “This lawsuit is not just another attempt – harming DC residents and visitors, undermining the president’s very successful action to stop violent crime in DC.”

Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb

Although the 30-day period will expire next week, the vice president JD Vance On August 20, the mission may continue. Any conditions for extension need to be approved by Congress.

Schwalb claimed that “there is no clear end date for this illegal deployment” and he added more troops to the country’s capital this week.

Security members of Congress patrol near the U.S. Capitol after President Trump’s deployment order. (Getty Images/Tasos Katopodis)

An executive order on August 25 expands the role of the National Guard in domestic law enforcement by creating a dedicated department in the DC National Guard, which is “committed to ensuring public safety and order in the country’s capital.”

Schwarb noted that once the troops leave, they can all be redeployed at any time.

“The harm to the area is enormous,” he wrote. “The National Guard forces operate without legal authority and have no law enforcement training. They create chaos, sow fear, erode trust, incite tensions and damage the critical relationship between the police and the community they serve.”

National Guard members stood among protesters at the Union Station. （Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead）

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He went on to further accuse the National Guard of undermining public safety and damaging the local economy by curbing important industries such as restaurants, hotels and tourism.

“We are filing lawsuits to defend DC dominance and stop illegal deployment of the National Guard,” Schwalb Write. “Our country is built on this situation is the basic principle of stake.

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The lawsuit comes days after a federal judge ruled that the government deployed federal forces to Los Angeles during an immigration attack, and the protests were illegal and praised by the California government. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

It also follows a separate lawsuit filed on August 15 that sought to prevent the federal government from taking over the Metropolitan Police Department and listed the lawsuit that violated the National Rule Act.