Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown said the state has been preparing for the National Guard for a year.

Images from Portland of protesters going toe-to-toe with federal agents haven’t been reflected as much in Seattle in recent weeks.

To not mince words, we do not need the federal government bringing in armored vehicles, semi-automatic weapons, and military personnel to ‘make us safer.’ There is not an insurrection here,” Harrell stated.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said they are prepared to fight President Donald Trump if he sends the National Guard to Washington state.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers showed few signs of meaningful negotiations on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day. President Donald Trump said federal

Seattle Mayor Harrell and Washington AG Nick Brown will hold a press conference to address the increasing use of military force in American cities.