California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on the eve of trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Oregon v. Trump. Attorney General Bonta joined Oregon’s lawsuit following the Trump Administration’s attempt to deploy federalized California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Beginning tomorrow, attorneys for the California Department of Justice, Oregon Department of Justice, and Portland City Attorney’s Office will present evidence and argue in court that the federalization and deployment of the Oregon National Guard and the cross-state deployment of the California National Guard to Portland violates the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, is ultra vires, and should be permanently enjoined.

“President Trump is misapplying the law and misusing the power of the executive. If he has his way, he would remake America into a military state, with an army that answers to no one but him,” said Attorney General Bonta. “California’s National Guard members have been subject to the political whims of this President for too long. It’s time for them to come home. We look forward to making our case in court — the facts and the law are on our side, and and we are confident that the court will agree.”