If the LA protests are so dangerous, why isn’t Trump deploying the Insurrection Act?

What happens if Trump invokes Insurrection Act?

President Trump said there is "an insurrection" happening in certain areas of Los Angeles and said he's looking into whether he should invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act. Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, joins to discuss.

Right-wing media call for “overwhelming force” and arrests in LA protests

Protests in Los Angeles have been ongoing as Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids continue to target migrant communities. In response, right-wing media have urged the Trump administration and law enforcement to crack down harder on protesters, called for Democratic officials to be arrested, and suggested the protesters were funded by outside groups. Fox News host Laura Ingraham and others encouraged President Donald Trump to employ the Insu…

If the LA protests are so dangerous, why isn’t Trump deploying the Insurrection Act?

Trump's deployment of federal troops to Los Angeles without law enforcement authority raises concerns about the potential misuse of military power.

Capitol Officer Who Witnessed Jan. 6 Insurrection Goes Viral With Tweet About LA Protests

Staff Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, who lived through the January 6 insurrection and later testified before Congress, criticized President Donald Trump's demand to "bring in the troops" amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's immigration raids.Gonell testified after the attack that he and his fellow officers "were punched, pushed, kicked, shoved, sprayed with chemical irritants and even blinded with ey…

Bondi asked multiple times about threshold for invoking Insurrection Act

Multiple members of the press asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday at what point the Trump administration would use an insurrection law to handle pro