Washington DC has sued the Trump administration over its deployment of the National Guard in the nation's capital.
The lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump of violating the US Constitution and federal law by sending troops into DC without the consent of local leaders.
The suit, filed by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb on Wednesday, says that the deployment of troops is undermining the city's autonomy and hurting the local economy.
In recent weeks, Trump has deployed hundreds of troops, some of them armed, in an effort to "clean up" the district, which is not part of any US state. He has threatened to send troops to other Democratic strongholds as well, such as Chicago and New Orleans.
"Deploying the National Guard to engage in law enforcement is not only unnecessary and unwanted, but it is also dangerous and harmful to the District and its residents," Schwalb said in a statement. "It's DC today but could be any other city tomorrow. We've filed this action to put an end to this illegal federal overreach."
