A federal appeals court lifted a block on President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington on Thursday.
Three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to halt a previous judge’s order blocking the deployment.
The Trump administration responded to the decision, saying the president stands behind the use of troops in the capital.
“As we have always maintained, the President exercised his lawful authority to deploy the National Guard to DC. We look forward to ultimate vindication on this issue,” White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson told The Epoch Times….
Appeals Court Temporarily Lifts Block on National Guard in DC
