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DOJ issues scathing rebuke of DC Council after it demands govs pull National Guard

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The National Guard has been in the city since August of last year as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on crime and illegal immigration there.

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  1. Just the News

    DOJ issues scathing rebuke of DC Council after it demands govs pull National Guard (opens Just the News)

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    The National Guard has been in the city since August of last year as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on crime and illegal immigration there.

  2. Washington Post

    DOJ slams D.C. Council for calling for National Guard withdrawal (opens Washington Post)

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    A Justice Department official accused council members of “ignorance” and “impotent theatrics” over their request for governors to remove their troops from D.C.

  3. The Hill

    DOJ slams DC City Council for requests to remove National Guard (opens The Hill)

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    The Justice Department on Wednesday slammed the Washington, D.C., City Council over councilors' requests to remove the National Guard from the city's streets. Members of the D.C. City Council sent letters to governors in 10 states asking them to withdraw their National Guard members from the city ea…

  4. Washington Examiner

    DOJ tells DC Council it has ‘no power’ to demand National Guard withdrawal (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Trump administration on Wednesday slammed Washington, D.C.‘s council members for seeking to end the National Guard‘s mobilization in the district, accusing them of making “politically motivated demands.

  5. The Daily Wire

    ‘Impotent Theatrics’: DOJ Blasts D.C. Council For Trying To Boot National Guard (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Washington D.C. Council’s pathetic, politically charged attempts to kick the National Guard out of the nation’s capital have hit a brick wall, with the Department of Justice firing back. In a scathing letter that pulls no punches, Assistant Attorney General Colin M.

  6. Fox News

    Justice Department slams 'politically motivated demands' of DC Council asking govs to remove National Guard (opens Fox News)

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    The Justice Department slammed D.C. Council letters urging governors to recall National Guard troops, calling the demands "impotent theatrics."

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