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Judge ruling against Trump's troop deployment will be 'absolute brawl' at Supreme Court
MSNBC· 2025-09-02 20:01
A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles this summer was illegal. In his 52-page ruling, federal judge Charles Brier says that Trump violated a 19th century law barring the use of soldiers as cops. The judge then warned the efforts to send troops into other cities could amount to quote creating a national police force with the president as its chief.Joining us now, former federal prosecutor and former lawyer with the Department of Justice and the National Sec ...
Trump puts Marines in impossible situation
MSNBC· 2025-06-13 13:55
Training & Preparedness - The training at 29 Palms does not prepare Marines for domestic law enforcement [2] - Marines are trained to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy, specifically the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Chinese People's Liberation Army [3] - Marines are not trained to police their fellow citizens [3] Legal & Ethical Concerns - Officers swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and obey orders from the president [4] - The president is ordering them to do something that does not support the Constitution [4]