Trump's troops takeover with Gov. Wes Moore & Andrew Weissmann

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Trump's troops takeover with Gov. Wes Moore & Andrew Weissmann

National Guard troops were deployed to DC under Trump’s allegation that the city is “lawless.” (It's not.)

The Contrarian, April Ryan, and Andrew Weissmann

Aug 15, 2025

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This week, National Guard troops were deployed to DC under Trump’s allegation that the city is “lawless”. And if that wasn’t enough, more than 120 FBI agents have been assigned for night patrol duty.

Andrew Weissmann, Former General Counsel for the FBI, joined Jen Rubin this week to explain what jurisdiction, if any, the FBI has in D.C., why the National Guard is being …

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