A federal judge appointed by President Trump blocked his administration's attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Portland on Saturday. Judge Karin Immergut of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon rejected claims that military support was necessary to protect federal property, and she cautioned against blurring the lines between civil and military power.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller criticized the ruling, but Judge Immergut brings conservative credentials to the bench. She worked under Ken Starr on the Clinton investigation, and she questioned Monica Lewinsky before a grand jury. President George W. Bush appointed her as U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon in 2003.
Judge Immergut later clarified her restraining order to bar troops from any state. The Trump administration has appealed to the Ninth Circuit, and Miller attacked her authority on social media. Trump criticized his own selection of the judge, but he repeatedly misidentified her gender while speaking to reporters on Sunday.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller criticized the ruling, but Judge Immergut brings conservative credentials to the bench. She worked under Ken Starr on the Clinton investigation, and she questioned Monica Lewinsky before a grand jury. President George W. Bush appointed her as U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon in 2003.
Judge Immergut later clarified her restraining order to bar troops from any state. The Trump administration has appealed to the Ninth Circuit, and Miller attacked her authority on social media. Trump criticized his own selection of the judge, but he repeatedly misidentified her gender while speaking to reporters on Sunday.
