Trump says he will invoke 1807 law to mobilize military in US
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President Trump said he is invoking an 1807 law to mobilize the military around the country and "quickly solve the problem."
"I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them. I am also taking swift and decisive action to protect our great capitol, Washington, DC. What happened in this city last night was a total disgrace," he said.
He continued: "Those who threaten innocent life and property will be arrested, detained and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I want the organizers of this terror to be on notice that you will face severe criminal penalties and lengthy sentences in jail."
President Trump announced today in a Rose Garden statement that he is taking immediate presidential action to "stop the violence and restore security and safety in America" and is mobilizing federal resources to stop rioting and looting.
Trump said his measures would be effective "immediately" and said he has "strongly recommended" to every governor to deploy the National Guard in "sufficient numbers that we dominate the streets."
Trump said mayors and governors must establish an "overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled." If the city or state refuses to take the actions, Trump said he would deploy the US military.
The President said he is also taking "swift and decisive action" to protect the nation's capital including dispatching "thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults, and the wanton destruction of property."
He also said the 7 p.m. ET curfew in the city will be "strictly enforced."
Police appear to throw tear gas into crowds near White House
Police appeared to throw tear gas into the crowds to disperse protesters near the White House.
Protesters can be seen raising their hands at police and chanting "don't shoot!"
Illinois governor rejects Trump's mobilization of troops
n response to President Trump threatening to invoke the 1807 law to mobilize the military around the country, Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker said Monday that he rejects "that the federal government can send troops into the state of Illinois."
"The fact is that the President has created an incendiary moment here," Pritzker told CNN's Erin Burnett. "He wants to change the subject from his failure over coronavirus, a miserable failure and now seeing a moment when there's unrest because of the injustice that was done to George Floyd that he now wants to create another topic and something where he can be the law and order president."
Insurrection ActQuote:
The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law (10 U.S.C. §§ 251–255; prior to 2016, 10 U.S.C. §§ 331–335) that governs the ability of the President of the United States to deploy military troops within the United States to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, and rebellion.
The general purpose of the Insurrection Act is to limit presidential power, relying on state and local governments for initial response in the event of insurrection. The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the use of the United States Army and Air Force (which has also been extended by executive direction to the Navy) for routine law enforcement. Actions taken under the Insurrection Act, as an "Act of Congress", are exempt from the Posse Comitatus Act.
The Insurrection Act is brief. It allows the President, at the request of a state government, to federalize the National Guard and to use the remainder of the Armed Forces to suppress an insurrection against that state's government. It further allows for the President to do the same in a state without the explicit consent of a state's government if it becomes impracticable to enforce federal laws through ordinary proceedings or if states are unable to safeguard its inhabitants' civil rights.
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Pentagon Says Up to 800 National Guard Heading to WashingtonQuote:
The Pentagon said 600 to 800 National Guard troops are being sent to Washington as President Donald Trump seeks to quell another night of protests in the U.S. capital.
Security forces fired tear gas to force peaceful demonstrators away from the White House on Monday just before Trump gave brief remarks in the Rose Garden.
“I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers,” Trump said in his remarks without elaboration.
Pentagon officials said an active-duty unit from outside the Washington region has been moved into the area and put on heightened alert but wasn’t immediately deployed into the capital city.
Protests that turned violent across the nation over the weekend appeared to infuriate Trump, who earlier on Monday berated governors for not cracking down harder to stop rioting and looting that has overshadowed peaceful demonstrations after the death of a black man in police custody in Minnesota.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Attorney General William Barr and other top officials planned to monitor the continuing protests in Washington at the Justice Department on Monday evening, according to a senior defense official who asked not to be identified.
Pentagon officials said the primary role of the new National Guard forces would be to defend national monuments, protect the White House and coordinate with Washington’s police.
The additional National Guard forces were coming from Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Utah, according to the official.
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01 Jun 2020, 6:17 pm
probably more apcs and machine guns being given out. The police will become more militarized. As is it’s hard to tell who’s national guy vs police on the streets right now since many police are wearing military uniforms and carrying m4s. It’s terrible.
