Jonathan Turley Explains Why Trump Will ‘Win Either Way’ In Chicago Crime Fight

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Tuesday President Donald Trump would “win either way” in fights over crime in Chicago.

Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District of California, a Bill Clinton appointee, ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated federal law by deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles amid rioting. Turley said that despite claims by Democrats, people, particularly on Chicago’s South Side, felt unsafe. (RELATED: CNN Host Scrambles To Grasp At Straws After Scott Jennings Calls Her Out Over DC Crackdown)

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“It’s a bit of an anomaly. Frankly, this is part of the dynamics of this situation. I think President Trump realized he’s going to win either way,” Turley told “America Reports” guest co-host Gillian Turner. “He’s forcing these Democratic politicians to fight every effort of the feds to increase law enforcement efforts in their cities, in their state and that’s not good optics.”

“It plays well obviously for the sort of base of the Democratic Party but not for a lot of other people,” Turley continued. “Chicago is a good example of that. I’m from Chicago. I don’t know anyone that really feels safe in Chicago. Certainly not on the south side.”

Trump hinted at stepped-up federal enforcement efforts in Chicago in an Aug. 25 post on Truth Social, criticizing Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago. Johnson and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois have opposed proposals for increased federal enforcement, with Johnson signing an order prohibiting Chicago agencies from cooperating with any immigration enforcement efforts on Saturday.

Trump called up the National Guard and deployed Marines after rioting spread to multiple cities after initially flaring up in Los Angeles following a June enforcement operation by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Breyer said in his ruling that the Trump administration violated the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and prohibited Trump from using the National Guard or military personnel for any law enforcement functions.

Since Trump launched a crackdown in Washington, D.C., shortly after Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer Edward Coristine, known by the moniker “Big Balls,” was injured when he intervened to stop a carjacking, 1,669 arrests have been made and 168 guns have been seized, according to a Tuesday post on X by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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