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Comment by jmclnx | Hacker News Reader

DC out of control crime ?? He should look at Mobile AL, but we all know facts mean nothing to him.

He would have to get permission of the governor. I think there is a loop hole for DC because it has no governor.

"The Act (Posse Comitatus Act) does not prevent the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard under state authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within its home state or in an adjacent state if invited by that state's governor."

  Wiki Page on the Posse Comitatus Act
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

Like he got permission from California's governor? Trump has abdicated any pretense of following the law at this point, it's approaching offensive to use "following the law" as a defense now.

Gavin Newsom sued Trump over nationalizing the California NG against his wishes and those of the LA mayor.

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