President Donald Trump has publicly contemplated invoking a law that would allow him to use the military for almost unlimited domestic law enforcement nationwide in response to at-times violent protests in Los Angeles over immigration crackdowns.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday did not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act if necessary to squash violence at the Los Angeles protests. “If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it,” Trump said.

Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles and recent comments signal more sweeping executive actions are possible. Is the Insurrection Act one of them?