Appeals court allows National Guard to stay in DC for now

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00:00The National Guard will stay on the streets of Washington, D.C., at least for now.

00:07A federal appeals court on Thursday put a temporary hold on a lower court order

00:11that would have forced the Guard to pull out.

00:14The D.C. Court of Appeals froze Judge Gia Cobb's ruling,

00:18a decision that, if left in place, would have required Guard members to leave the Capitol soon.

00:23The appeals court says it needs more time to decide whether that freeze should remain in effect indefinitely.

00:30President Trump has repeatedly credited the National Guard with driving down crime in Washington,

00:34but their deployment has been under scrutiny, especially after a deadly shooting just before Thanksgiving

00:39when a gunman killed one Guard member and critically injured another.

00:44D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwab opposes keeping troops in the city,

00:48arguing it, quote,

00:49exposes both the public and Guard members to substantial public safety risks.

00:54On Thursday, the president hosted the family of injured Guardsman Andrew Wolf in the Oval Office.

00:58He posted a photo on Truth Social calling them fantastic American patriots

01:03and saying Wolf is continuing to heal.