US President Donald Trump may use the Insurrection Act to 'get around' courts blocking his use of the National Guard.
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President Trump says he may resort to the Act to ‘get around’ court orders blocking his deployment of the National Guard.
By Danylo Hawaleshka
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President has threatened to invoke 19th-century law as a means to control mobilization of national guard troops
Presidents have invoked this throughout history -- but normally not against the wishes of local leaders except to enforce federal…
Trump considers deploying military domestically using Insurrection Act amid debates on legal terms and implications.
Threat to invoke the Act comes amid protests in Portland and legal challenges against his anti-immigration crackdown.
The president threatened the use of emergency powers after a federal judge temporarily halted national guard deployment in…
US president's comments came as Portland, Chicago continue to fight the deployment of the national guard in the courts.
