California 'unable' to maintain order - federal official
As we've been reporting, the interim US attorney for the Central District of California has told the New York Times that the National Guard is needed to "regain order".
"The state has an obligation to maintain order and maintain public safety, and they’re unable to do that right now in Los Angeles," he said.
"They threw rocks at the officers," Bill Essayli told the outlet. "We had Molotov cocktails thrown. We had all kinds of assaults on agents."
But in a post on X, California's Attorney General Rob Bonta said local law enforcement in LA "have the resources they need at the moment" and Trump's order to deploy the National Guard was "unnecessary and counterproductive".
The state's governor, Gavin Newsom, echoed Bonta's comments, saying the order had been made "not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle".
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