Declaring Martial Law Would Be Illegal. So Who Is Going to Stop Him?
The Brennan Center's Derek Tisler says emergency powers aren't a blank check and that martial law wouldn't let Trump seize election materials. Hawk respects the Brennan Center but keeps asking the question nobody answers: who is going to stop him?
Donald Trump won't rule out a national emergency or the Insurrection Act around the midterms. The Supreme Court gave him broad immunity for official acts. The executive branch, which enforces court orders, answers to him. And this is the same man who tried to overturn 2020 and pressured state officials to change the results.
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