Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by Boston Globe About Insurrection Act Threat by the Administration

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by the Boston Globe about the president’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act to send National Guard troops into U.S. cities. His statements come amid ongoing tension over the deployment of federal troops into Democratic-led cities in what Trump says is an effort to clamp down on crime. Critics say the moves are part of an authoritarian move to crush dissent. Regarding the threat to invoke the act, Prof. Painter said such a move would be “Unconstitutional. Illegal. Congress must impeach him if he invokes the Insurrection Act. There is no insurrection.”