Trump Says He May Invoke <br />the Insurrection Act, <br />Here's What to Know About It In prepared remarks in the <br />White House Rose Garden on Monday, <br />President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the <br />U.S. military to put down violent protests in U.S. cities. If Trump does deploy the U.S. military, <br />he will do so under the Insurrection Act, a law <br />signed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807. The last time the act was invoked was in <br />1992 during the L.A. riots. It was also used in 1968 <br />following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Trump stated that he would deploy <br />the U.S. military, regardless of whether <br />state official requested deployment. In order to do this, Trump must <br />first issue an order for "insurgents" <br />to disperse in a clearly laid out time frame. The Insurrection Act allows <br />unrequested deployment to quell <br />"unlawful assemblages," rebellion or <br />when the laws become unenforceable. However, the Posse Comitatus Act of <br />1878 prohibits the deployment of military troops <br />for use as police forces. Critics of Trump's use of the <br />Insurrection Act include NY Governor <br />Andrew Cuomo and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
