Meanwhile, two men are being charged by the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles for possession of an unregistered destructive device for their alleged roles in the LA protest violence, federal prosecutors announced. Emiliano Galvez and Wrackkie Quiogue are both accused of trying to throw Molotov cocktails at police, according to federal prosecutors.

Trump deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against the wishes of Newsom and Bass. Newsom sued the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.

LA residents who surveyed the damage after the protests on June 8 were disillusioned by what unfolded in their city and feared what might come next.

Indivisible, a Democratic-aligned network with ties to left-wing billionaire George Soros, is helping to spearhead the “No Kings” protests.

Department Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday promised an ongoing federal presence in Los Angeles and Southern California as immigration enforcement efforts continue — and she warned that protesters who incite violence will face arrest and prosecution.

Democrats were walking a line between criticizing the White House for sending troops to put down protests in L.A. and the violence that Trump says caused him to act.

Don’t think that somehow because they called out the National Guard there was violence. There was no violence. I was on the street, I know.”

Cortez push back on Sen. John Fetterman’s criticism of his fellow Democrats for not condemning the violence associated with the LA protests. Posting on ‘X,’ he said that his party “loses the moral high ground.

Mayor Karen Bass says people involved in causing damage during anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles will be prosecuted.

Snopes' investigation of several video clips appeared to find the same person committing several acts of violence in Los Angeles County in June 2025.