DOJ requests 1,500 more National Guard troops for planned DC ‘summer surge’

From The Hill

The Trump administration wants another 1,500 National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Washington, D.C., part of a “summer surge” of law enforcement to the nation’s capital ahead of America’s 250th birthday, Justice Department officials announced Friday. U.S. ⁠Marshals Director ​Gadyaces ‌Serralta said he requested the extra National Guard troops to grow their presence…

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