President Donald Trump’s attorney Jenna Ellis said she opposes the use of the more than 200-year-old Insurrection Act as the president continues to challenge the result of the Nov. 3 election. The 1807 law allows a president to deploy the U.S. armed forces to deal with civil disorder, an insurrection, or rebellion. It also allows the president to address domestic violence or an unlawful conspiracy in any state that results in the deprivation of Constitutional rights that a state fails to protect. “Certainly, I would not advise that the American people want that,” Ellis told Just The News on Monday, adding that it would set a bad precedent. “We have a constitutional process for a reason, and we have the judicial branch that really does need to step in,” Ellis added. “I think that the Supreme Court absolutely let the American people down by refusing to take up the Texas case.” …
Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Says She Opposes Use of 1807 Insurrection Act
December 21, 2020
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