'State of rebellion': Expert weighs in on Newsom challenge to Trump deploying National Guard

President Donald Trump’s decision to activate the National Guard to quell protests and riots in California over the weekend was met with objections from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who called the move illegal and vowed to sue the president over it.

Trump said in a proclamation that mobilizing the National Guard troops was necessary to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, who he said were being hindered from arresting illegal immigrants.

Attorney Brad Moss, who specializes in national security, told Fox News Digital the law Trump relied on to deploy the National Guard, found under Title 10, is designed to address rebellions.

"The President invoked 10 U.S.C. 12406, which affords him the authority to federalize the National Guard in response to a state ...