US Marines Deploy to LA as Trump Considers 'Insurrection' Move

Concern growing over Trump's 'abuse' of presidential powers

President Donald Trump has deployed the military against protesters in Los Angeles and ignored federal court orders — moves that have prompted concern about the condition of democratic institutions in the United States.

Trump is waging war against his own citizens in Los Angeles

In its first months in office, the Trump administration enacted what could be called soft authoritarianism. Now we are in a second phaseOn Monday, the Pentagon sent 700 active-duty marines to Los Angeles and doubled the number of national guard troops deployed there to 4,000, to quell protests Donald Trump said on Sunday were already “under control”, “still simmering ... but not very much”.The same day, the US president used the word “insurrecti…

Sen. Tom Cotton backs use of Insurrection Act to quell LA riots — 5 years after controversial NYT op-ed : ‘Overwhelming show of force’

President Trump should consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty troops to Los Angeles if the National Guard isn’t able to stamp out violent riots plaguing the city, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) argued in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Tuesday.

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.

US Marines deploy to LA as Trump considers 'insurrection' move

Hundreds of US Marines were expected in Los Angeles on Wednesday as President Donald Trump again mused about declaring a full-blown “insurrection” following...

What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot.

As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.