LA Riots: Can Trump Send in the National Guard? Here’s What the Insurrection Act Says
As protests erupted across Los Angeles and other U.S. cities in response to police brutality and racial injustice, questions have resurfaced about the powers a president holds during times of civil unrest. During the height of the George Floyd protests in 2020, then-President Donald Trump hinted at deploying the U.S. military to quell the unrest….