US military was deployed to LA protests despite low risk, general testifies

Source: Reuters

US military was deployed to LA protests despite low risk, general testifies

Dietrich Knauth and Jack Queen
Mon, August 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM EDT
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(Reuters) -Troops were used to protect federal property and personnel in California in recent months even though intelligence assessments showed little danger, two military officials testified on Monday at a landmark trial over President Donald Trump's authority to use soldiers to police American streets.

The three-day non-jury trial before San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer will determine whether the government violated a 19th-century law that bars the military from civil law enforcement when Trump deployed the troops in June, as the state of California claims in its legal challenge.

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Much of Monday's testimony came from U.S. Army Major General Scott Sherman, who until recently commanded the military operations in Los Angeles.

Under questioning from a lawyer for California, he testified about an internal military intelligence assessment that concluded there would be little risk to federal property and personnel during a July 7 immigration enforcement operation at a Los Angeles park.

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