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Topline President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday afternoon the protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles were conducted by “violent people” but doesn’t think they constituted an insurrection, suggesting he would not invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops, after he ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to break up the protests. Smoke rises during clash between police and demonstrators as the Trump administration continues its … More immigration raids in Los Angeles. Anadolu via Getty Images Timeline June 9, 12:30 p.m. EDTThe Los Angeles Police Department has announced that gatherings at Downtown Los Angeles have “been declared as an UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY,” as it ordered people to “leave the Downtown Area immediately.” June 8, 11 p.m. EDTIn an interview with MSNBC, California Gov. Gavin Newsom dared the Trump administration to come and arrest him in response to earlier comments by the president’s border czar Tom Homan threatened to go after any official who interferes the immigration crackdown. Newsom told MSNBC, “Come after me, arrest me, let’s just get it over with, tough guy…I don’t give a damn, but I care about my community.” In his interview, Newsom once again accused Trump of “putting fuel on the fire,” with his actions and confirmed that his state will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday. 10 p.m. EDTCalifornia’s Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis told CNN that she expects state officials to file a federal lawsuit on Monday against the Trump administration’s move to federalize and deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles. Kounalakis said the lawsuit will say that the president did not have the “authority to call in the National Guard for 400 people protesting in a way that local law enforcement could clearly handle it.” 4 p.m. EDTWhen asked by reporters whether he would invoke the Insurrection Act, the law…

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