We believe we have really strong, compelling arguments and we are hopeful and we believe we'll secure a temporary restraining order on Thursday once the judge hears all of the facts and all of the legal presentations. The California National Guard is a joint operation that generally is under the command of Governor Gavin Newsom. If there's a specific statute that allows the president to take over command, and they're rare and they're infrequent, then he may. But those conditions are not present here. (04:24–04:31)
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