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Adam Schiff: “The President has not invoked that Insurrection Act.”

Featuring: Adam Schiff, Democratic | U.S. Senate, California

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Adam Schiff Criticizes Trump's Military Deployment Amid Immigration Raids and Protests in California

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… military if it's necessary to put down an insurrection or a rebellion, or otherwise enforce the law when it is not capable of doing so with traditional law enforcement forces. The President has not invoked that Insurrection Act. 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. (10:00–10:04)

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Asserts that the Insurrection Act has not been invoked by the President.

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