Trump tried to end-run a federal judge's ruling blocking the deployment of the Oregon National Guard by sending the *California* National Guard to Portland.
A hearing is about to start for a judge to decide whether to block him again.
At the start of DOJ lawyer Eric Hamilton's arguments, Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer already gives him a hot bench.
Hamilton's arguments: the Posse Comitatus Act is a criminal statute with no civil application.
Breyer peppers him with questions.
Breyer: What is the remedy? ... Let's assume [the President] violates the terms of the Posse Comitatus Act. ... The facts aren't in dispute. They're disputed in this case. ... What then is the remedy?"
Trump’s appeal of a federal judge’s ruling finding his federalization of the National Guard illegal heads to court minutes from now (noon Pacific Time).
Follow along for analysis, and watch live on the court’s YouTube page.