George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Thursday that President Donald Trump has the authority to invoke the Insurrection Act to address violent protests against immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, comparing the option to actions taken by presidents during the Civil Rights era.
Trump said in a Thursday morning post on Truth Social that he was willing to use his powers under that statute to address the protests that escalated after a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot an illegal immigrant from Venezuela after he was ambushed.
Turley told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he hoped the situation didn’t reach the point where Trump would invoke the legislation.
“The Insurrection Act is very generally worded. It allows a president to call out
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