U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut did not seem pleased to find that the Trump administration was attempting to get around her Saturday order blocking Oregon National Guard troops from invading Portland by using troops from other states, like California and Texas.
Immergut called an unusual late-night hearing Sunday to gather attorneys representing Oregon, California and the Department of Justice, and used the opportunity to express her disbelief.
“I am certainly troubled by now hearing that both California and Texas are being sent to Oregon, which does appear to be in direct contradiction of my order,” the judge said.
President Donald Trump has been on a mission to find National Guard troops to send to Democrat-led cities by claiming, falsely, that there is widespread crime or unrest in those places.
“How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the [decision] I issued yesterday?” Immergut asked the Justice Department, Reuters reported.
