Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, according to a source.

A judge in a bench trial over the federal government's use of the California National Guard in Los Angeles in response to protests questioned the U.S. attorney.

A senior Army official said that some troops were deploying with D.C. police Tuesday night and that their mobilization marked the beginning of the deployment of 800 National Guard members.