DOJ slams DC City Council for requests to remove National Guard

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The U.S. Department of Justice criticized the Washington, D.C. City Council for requesting the removal of National Guard troops from the city. The Council had petitioned governors in 10 states to recall their Guardsmen from D.C. recently.

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Wednesday slammed the Washington, D.C., City Council over councillors’ requests to remove the National Guard from the city’s streets. Members of the D.C. City Council sent letters to governors in 10 states asking them to withdraw their National Guard members from the city early last month. One letter to Michigan…