Trump has floated invoking the Insurrection Act. What would it allow him to do?

I'd do it if it was necessary. So far, it hasn't been necessary, but we have an insurrection act for a reason. >> President Trump has been asked a lot about the Insurrection Act.That's a federal law from 1807 that gives power to the president to deploy the US military domestically and federalized National Guard troops during specific circumstances. Invoking the act effectively suspends what's called the Posi Commamatus Act, which prevents federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement activit ...