L.A. Protests Supported by The state’s attorney general argued that local law enforcement had been capable of handling the situation and could have requested support from state partners had it been necessary. By Laurel Rosenhall and Charlie Savage The state of California on Monday filed suit against the Trump administration over its move to take control of the state’s National Guard and deploy its troops to Los Angeles to protect immigration enforcement agents. Gov. Gavin Newsom had foreshadowed the filing in a social media post earlier on Monday. Before the complaint was filed, the state’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, said in a news conference on Monday that the lawsuit would ask a court to hold unlawful and set aside Mr. Trump’s order. “We don’t take lightly to the president abusing his authority and unlawfully mobilizing California National Guard troops,” Mr. Bonta said. The lawsuit argues that Mr. Trump’s federalization of the state’s National Guard was illegal because he bypassed Mr. Newsom, Mr. Bonta said, and because it violated the Tenth Amendment, which protects state rights. He argued that local law enforcement had been capable of handling the situation and could have requested support from state partners had it been necessary. Mr. Bonta also said that the situation had been calming before Mr. Trump’s move incited new unrest. “Trump and Hegseth jumped from 0 to 60,” Mr. Bonta said, referring to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “Bypassing law enforcement expertise and evaluation, they threw caution to the wind and sidelined strategy in an unnecessary and inflammatory escalation that only further spurred unrest.” Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.