She’s issuing this order and saying you gotta tell them all to stand down. I’m not gonna do that.
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Quotes from current and former U.S. state attorneys general.
Current attorneys general
IABrenna BirdIowa24 Quotes
CARob BontaCalifornia138 Quotes
MDAnthony G. BrownMaryland86 Quotes
WANick BrownWashington28 Quotes
MAAndrea Joy CampbellMassachusetts174 Quotes
GAChris CarrGeorgia6 Quotes
VTCharity ClarkVermont9 Quotes
OKGentner DrummondOklahoma37 Quotes
MNKeith EllisonMinnesota293 Quotes
MSLynn FitchMississippi7 Quotes
NVAaron D. FordNevada39 Quotes
ARTim GriffinArkansas65 Quotes
MOCatherine HanawayMissouri16 Quotes
NEMike HilgersNebraska26 Quotes
SDMarty JackleySouth Dakota14 Quotes
NC-DJeff JacksonNorth Carolina48 Quotes
NYLetitia JamesNew York247 Quotes
DEKathy JenningsDelaware1 Quote
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WIJosh KaulWisconsin31 Quotes
KSKris KobachKansas34 Quotes
ID-RRaúl LabradorIdaho30 Quotes
ALSteve MarshallAlabama22 Quotes
AZKris MayesArizona50 Quotes
LALiz MurrillLouisiana29 Quotes
MIDana NesselMichigan106 Quotes
TXKen PaxtonTexas114 Quotes
ILKwame RaoulIllinois9 Quotes
ORDan RayfieldOregon29 Quotes
INTodd RokitaIndiana260 Quotes
DCBrian SchwalbDistrict of Columbia7 Quotes
CTWilliam TongConnecticut43 Quotes
FLJames UthmeierFlorida98 Quotes
COPhil WeiserColorado55 Quotes
SCAlan WilsonSouth Carolina58 Quotes
NDDrew WrigleyNorth Dakota3 Quotes
OHDave YostOhio4 Quotes
Former attorneys general
This judge is considering whether or not to hold me in contempt. But I am not going to rubber-stamp her order.
Unlike past prosecutors, who allowed a key witness to lie on the stand, my office will make sure Mr. Glossip receives a fair trial based on hard facts, solid evidence, and truthful testimony.
While it was clear to me and to the U.S. Supreme Court that Mr. Glossip did not receive a fair trial, I have never proclaimed his innocence.
Free and fair elections are the foundation of this nation, and no president has the power to steal that right from the American people.
This is what authoritarians do. None of us is safe from this regime.
These unlawful deployments have already proven to be a deeply inflammatory and unnecessary provocation.
Let me be clear: There is no invasion. There is no rebellion. The President is trying to manufacture chaos and crisis on the ground for his own political ends.
There is no invasion or rebellion in Los Angeles, only the kind of civil unrest that occurs from time to time that is typically the purview of local law enforcement.
Defendants, including President Trump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth have sought to bring military personnel and a ‘warrior culture’ to the streets of cities and towns where Americans work, go to school and raise their families.
The federalized National Guard and active-duty Marines deployed in Los Angeles will engage in quintessential law enforcement activity in violation of the PCA.
President Trump's order calling federalized National Guard troops into Los Angeles — over the objections of the Governor and local law enforcement — is unnecessary and counterproductive.
Violates the state’s sovereign right to control and have available its National Guard
To call what’s happening in Los Angeles a invasion or a rebellion just defies credulity.
Trump’s actions, without a request from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, was 'unlawful' and should be rescinded.

