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Insurrection Act
What President Trump Could—and Couldn’t—Do Under the Insurrection Act
Former President Donald Trump has said that, if he's re-elected, he may use the militia or armed forces to suppress violence and looting. Can he do that?
December 18, 2023
BY
Rob Natelson
Oath Keepers Seditious-Conspiracy Trial Could Hinge on Centuries-Old Militia Laws: the Insurrection Act
A federal law that dates to 1792 could play a major role in whether five Oath Keepers defendants ...
September 29, 2022
BY
Joseph M. Hanneman
Deep Dive (Jan. 12): Difference Between Trump’s Emergency Declaration and the Insurrection Act
President Trump issued a declaration of emergency in Washington D.C., that extends past the inauguration, but it's not ...
January 13, 2021
BY
Tiffany Meier
Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Says She Opposes Use of 1807 Insurrection Act
President Donald Trump's attorney Jenna Ellis said she opposes the use of the more than 200-year-old Insurrection Act ...
December 21, 2020
BY
Jack Phillips
Video: Facts Matter (Dec. 18): Insurrection Act of 1807 Explained
Will President Trump invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807? What would it look like if he did? And ...
December 19, 2020
BY
Roman Balmakov
Trump Was Right—the Retired Generals Were Wrong
Commentary Benedict Arnold is still a household name almost 250 years after he famously defected from the Continental ...
September 4, 2020
BY
Brian Giesbrecht
White House: Trump Doesn’t Want to Invoke Insurrection Act, but Wants to Help Cities
President Donald Trump prefers not to use the Insurrection Act in a bid to quell riots in cities ...
August 31, 2020
BY
Zachary Stieber
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