Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Trump Admin National Guard Deployments - December 11, 2025

Senate Armed Services Committee full committee hearing to receive testimony on the Trump Administration’s controversial federal deployment of National Guard units to multiple U.S. cities for domestic missions, including support for immigration enforcement, crime reduction, and protection of federal facilities. The session scrutinized legal authorities (Title 10 and Title 32), Posse Comitatus Act compliance, chain-of-command issues, rules for the use of force, coordination (or lack thereof) with state governors, and potential risks amid ongoing court challenges as of December 11, 2025.

Witnesses
Mr. Charles L. Young III
Principal Deputy General Counsel, Department of Defense
Mr. Mark R. Ditlevson
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs
General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF
Commander, United States Northern Command