Adam Schiff: “There is no disorder in this country that cannot be…”

“And there's no way to assert an insurrection like the Shays Rebellion or the Whiskey Rebellion that had occurred shortly before the Insurrection act was passed in the 1790s to justify today the unjustifiable. There is no disorder in this country that cannot be dispersed by state and local law enforcement. But despite the clear letter of the law not being met here, the president continues to flirt with invoking the Insurrection act anyway.” (07:24–07:32)

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