President Donald Trump violated federal law when he sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this year and had them perform law enforcement duties, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, a decision that could hamstring Trump’s ability to send the military into more Democratic-led cities, as Trump threatens to send troops into Chicago next.

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