If troops are drawn into confrontations, tRump might use the clashes as justification for invoking the Insurrection Act, which would pave the way for active-duty military forces to take violent & aggressive actions to subdue protesters & engage in law enforcement.
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Trump’s troop deployment is a warning sign for what comes next, legal scholars fear
Trump has cited a provision of U.S. law that allows the president to use the National Guard to suppress the “danger of a rebellion.”
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June 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
