- Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, including on January 15, when he warned on Truth Social that he would "institute the INSURRECTION ACT" if Minnesota politicians didn't stop "professional agitators and insurrectionists" from attacking ICE personnel.
- The House Freedom Caucus has urged Trump to use "all tools necessary," including the Insurrection Act, to maintain order, and Trump has since escalated his rhetoric, denouncing protester Alex Pretti as an "Agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist" and pledging to "guard" federal buildings from attacks.
- A recent Supreme Court ruling (Trump v. Illinois) blocked Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Chicago, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh's concurring opinion suggested the decision could lead Trump to use the US military more, potentially paving the way for an Insurrection Act invocation, which would likely result in a historic showdown before the Supreme Court.
EPSTEIN FILES NOTE
Donald Trump appeared in flight logs, black book, emails, and photos released by the DOJ.