MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The City of Memphis is now one step closer to the upcoming National Guard deployment. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday afternoon creating the "Memphis Safe Task Force" aimed at "restoring law and order" in Memphis. "This team will deploy the full powers of federal law enforcement agencies and enforcement generally to restore public safety and get dangerous career criminals off our streets," Trump said. "We are going to get them off." In the memorandum, the president called for a slew of federal agencies to come to the city, aided by the National Guard. The deployment of troops is still pending action by Gov. Bill Lee. RELATED: Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a 'replica' of his crackdown on Washington "T

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