US EditionTrump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act: NBC News
The Trump administration weighs invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty troops in cities seen as obstructing federal law enforcement amid ongoing legal challenges.
- Donald Trump believes he can use the Insurrection Act to deploy the National Guard in cities like Portland if local authorities do not support federal agents enforcing immigration law.
- Donald Trump believes he can order the National Guard into cities like Portland, while at least one court agrees with his authority.
- The Trump administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow deploying troops to enforce federal law if local authorities fail.
- Reports indicate that White House officials agree the Insurrection Act should be a last resort, preferring to explore other options first.
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White House Weighs Use of Insurrection Act Powers
The Trump administration is exploring the mechanics of invoking the Insurrection Act, including how and when the 19th-century law might be used, NBC News reported Wednesday. Serious discussions about the act have increased in recent days, though no decision on the matter is imminent, according to the report. The Insurrection Act, passed in 1807, grants the president authority to deploy federal troops in the U.S. to quell rebellion, insurrection,…
Stephen Miller Leading the Charge on Sinister Martial Law Moves
The Trump administration has been deliberating over when and how the Insurrection Act could be invoked—something a president has not done in over 30 years. Officials are “seriously discussing” the move amid President Donald Trump’s escalating efforts to deploy National Guard troops into big cities in blue states like Chicago and Portland, NBC News reported Wednesday. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who has stressed how Trump ha…
Trump floats invoking Insurrection Act
White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the power to deploy active-duty troops inside the U.S. for law enforcement purposes, five people with knowledge of the talks told NBC News. Gary Grumbach breaks down what the law would allow Trump to do.
'5 alarm fire': Legal experts warn Trump may be about to commit an 'impeachable offense'
White House advisers are now seriously weighing whether President Donald Trump might invoke the Insurrection Act — an obscure law from the early 1800s that permits the use of active-duty military troops within U.S. borders for law enforcement duties, NBC News reported Wednesday.These talks coincide with Trump’s push to send National Guard units to several major cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland; under the pretext of fighting cr…
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