A judge in a bench trial over the federal government's use of the California National Guard in Los Angeles in response to protests questioned the U.S. attorney.

A federal judge in San Francisco seemed unconvinced after a three-day trial that the continued deployment of federalized members of California’s National Guard — who were originally deployed to Los Angeles in response to protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda — is lawful.

A federal judge in San Francisco was set to decide whether President Trump overstepped his authority by sending the California National Guard to respond to protests and support immigration enforcement in Southern California.