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Trump's actions on LA protests raise legal questions

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published June 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM HST

President Trump ordered the Pentagon to send around 2,000 National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles, calling for those troops to be put under federal control.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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