The White House on Thursday responded to D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s lawsuit countering the Trump administration’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., stating that President Donald Trump is “well within his lawful authority to deploy the National Guard … to protect federal assets and assist law enforcement with specific tasks.”

“This lawsuit is nothing more than another attempt — at the detriment of DC residents and visitors — to undermine the President’s highly successful operations to stop violent crime in DC,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement.

Schwalb in announcing the suit said armed soldiers should “not be policing American citizens on American soil.”

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