Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-08 12:20:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CD0EE13D009C5D7E0E3B40C0A402D54506BBD81F458C4024FE98C6B1D89DFE27
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NNN. Interpretation of the Insurrection Act is divided, and many hold that the President can use it for civil unrest. There were repeated calls and efforts among Trump Administration officials to invoke it; a proclamation to do so was drafted by aides, but not used. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/19/under-insurrection-act-1807-heres-what-us-president-can-cannot-do/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/us/politics/trump-insurrection-act-protests.html
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