Concerned the president might invoke the Insurrection Act to commandeer the city police, DC council members never expected an assault on the Capitol itself.

President Trump said he would send the military to states if local officials can't stop violence – can he legally do that?

There is no subtext here. There is not even a warning. This is a vow. The president is promising violence, anticipating it, and sending out a dog-whistle to a white supremacist fan base about their 'Second Amendment rights'

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Trump’s moment at St. John's Church came at a huge cost—using the full force of the federal government to quash a peaceful protest

To deploy the armed forces, Trump would need to formally invoke a group of statutes known as the Insurrection Act.

Courtney Kube, NBC News correspondent for national security and the military, talks with Rachel Maddow about whether Donald Trump is actually invoking the Insurrection Act to allow him to deploy U.S. troops on U.S. soil against Americans.

With demonstrations set to continue long after curfew, Donald Trump says he'll deploy active-duty US troops if states did not fully mobilise all their National Guardsmen. So what does the National Guard do?

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody last week.

The law does allow a president to send troops to a state over the state government's objections, but only under specific circumstances.

The former veep is getting out of his Wilmington basement and attempting to project a ‘stable and steady’ approach.

President Donald Trump threatened Monday night to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 law and take the unusual step of deploying active duty US soldiers to police US streets.

Protesters peacefully exercising their First Amendment right outside the White House were tear gassed on Monday. Why? So that Donald Trump — a former reality TV star  — could have a made-for-TV moment of violence as he spoke to the nation. Oh, and so he could…

Trump’s plan involves invoking a two century-old law known as the Insurrection Act, which allows the president to deploy troops inside the country.

If deployed widely without requests from state officials, such use of the military would be unprecedented.

President Donald Trump is considering invoking a 213-year-old federal law that would allow him to deploy active-duty U.S. troops to respond to protests.

"It's one of the tools available, whether the president decides to do that, that is his prerogative," she said in response to questions about the president using the Insurrection Act.

President Donald Trump has reportedly called on governors to step up their actions against rioters, urging them to use more force and “dominate” the violent mobs besieging America’s cities. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Insurrection Act is a law from 1807 which gives the president authority to order troops into the interior of the U.S. to put down rebellion.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said on Monday that President Trump should use the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty U.S. troops to cities impacted by protests and riots in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed...

Pentagon has some troops on 4 hour standby to assist in Minneapolis if requested, but so far there has not been a request .

Active-duty forces are normally prohibited from taking part in domestic law enforcement, but the Insurrection Act of 1807 allows for a state legislature or governor to request assistance in the event of civil unrest.

Three sources told the Associated Press that soldiers in North Carolina and New York were ready for an order to deploy.

Despite his disingenuous attempt to walk back his threat toward Minneapolis protesters, it’s clear he just wanted to pour gasoline on the fire.

RT @itsJeffTiedrich: how sad it is that Donald Trump is freaking the fuck out and throwing a five-alarm shit-fit on his crappy app and whin…

RT @ardribarre: Fox News anchor defines Jan. 6 as an 'insurrection' in report about new Trump indictments https://t.co/lGFGJ1MNCU @FoxNews…

Fox News anchor defines Jan. 6 as an 'insurrection' in report about new Trump indictments https://t.co/lGFGJ1MNCU @FoxNews Trying to Clean up IT’s Act Even Though They Supported @realDonaldTrump Through His #Insurrection

RT @JournalistJG: Trump will delay justice every step of the way, knowing that insurrection enabler Garland's refusal to act promptly in pr…

RT @ZaleskiLuke: It’s also what trump DIDN'T DO that aided his insurrection. He didn’t concede. He didn’t refute conspiracies. He didn’t ad…

RT @8BrianVogel4: @learn_thomas @TyefiaM @kentlee47 @TShadowKnow @9teen80four @MoMothra54 @katgirlsc @EarthOne_13 @BconnectedJ @Julie_NoNum…

RT @JournalistJG: Trump will delay justice every step of the way, knowing that insurrection enabler Garland's refusal to act promptly in pr…

Note to @SpeakerMcCarthy and DeathSanta @RonDeSantis The Oxford English Dictionary defines insurrection as the act of “rising in arms or open resistance against established authority or governmental restraint.” https://t.co/ZbJiCZ8cBf

RT @MuellerSheWrote: NEW: Donald was silent for 20 hours, then he posted this. Why did he mention the insurrection act in a post about docu…

RT @Sept25lady: @laurenboebert If you don’t want to do the time, don’t do the crime. He broke numerous laws. Big ones. Violated the damn Es…

RT @joejossy_12: The low budget DWARF that inferred the peaceful protest was “an act of insurrection” simply because he wasn’t allowed to O…

RT @JournalistJG: Trump will delay justice every step of the way, knowing that insurrection enabler Garland's refusal to act promptly in pr…

RT @JournalistJG: Trump will delay justice every step of the way, knowing that insurrection enabler Garland's refusal to act promptly in pr…

RT @Maximus_4EVR: What do you mean "Dems will trigger 14A", @JackPosobiec? Where do they "trigger" that? A Federal Court can't keep Trump…

RT @NormEisen: ACT THREE. When Pence refused, Trump went to his last resort: triggering an insurrection in the hope that it would throw Con…

RT @sheltgarner: @DavidJollyFL to think, the man can't even get traction with Trump potentially being indicted under the Insurrection Act.

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @julie_kelly2: Opened a “terror enterprise investigation” against the homeless dude living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop in Mi…

RT @SundaeDivine: 58 percent of self-described conservatives say that January 6 was an act of “legitimate political discourse,” rather than…

RT @YasminMSNBC: "Post-insurrection we’ve seen lots of calls to violence but there has been a marked change in audience reaction.” @selecte…

RT @YasminMSNBC: "Post-insurrection we’ve seen lots of calls to violence but there has been a marked change in audience reaction.” @selecte…