Adam Schiff: “Donald Trump, through these indiscriminate sweeps in various…”

“But all of these escalatory actions may be a prelude to Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection act or using his general Article II power to weaponize the military against the American people. This is the danger that Donald Trump, through these indiscriminate sweeps in various parts of the country, through the improper deployment of the military, essentially creates the conditions of conflict and chaos. which will justify something that he wanted to do in his first administration in the wake of the George Floyd protests, and that is weaponize the military against the American people.” (10:20–10:34)

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