Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails – Winnipeg Free Press
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Experts in constitutional law and the military say the Insurrection Act gives presidents tremendous power with few restraints
Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic cities and states. Trump has not spelled out precisely how he might use the military during a second term, although he and his advisers have suggested they would have wide latitude to call up units. A law first crafted in the nation’s infancy would give Trump as commander in chief almost unfettered power to do so, military and legal experts said in a series of interviews.
A law first crafted in the nation’s infancy would give Trump as commander in chief almost unfettered power to do so, military and legal experts have argued.