In announcing the lawsuit, Attorney General Rob Bonta called the president's move to federalize the National Guard an "infringement" on state sovereignty.

According to experts, Trump is the first President to deploy the National Guard without a request from the state Governor since 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent federal troops to Alabama to protect those partaking in a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Martin Luther King Jr.

Local officials and Governor Gavin Newsom don’t want the military presence and the police chief has said it creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration Monday for deploying hundreds of National Guard members to Los Angeles over the weekend. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would challenge the legality of President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment, as protesters clashed with police in downtown Los Angeles.