What is the Insurrection Act? Inside Trump's threat - CNN

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President Donald Trump warned he might invoke the centuries-old Insurrection Act to deploy US troops to Minnesota as state and federal officials clash over tactics used by immigration agents.

CNN's Alayna Treene reports from the White House, CNN senior law enforcement analyst and former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe weighs in, and CNN's Sara Sidner speaks with Robin Wonsley, a Democratic socialist who sits on the Minneapolis City Council.

0:00 Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in MN
0:36 "This is a very big deal": CNN White House reporter on threat
2:40 CNN law enforcement analyst on Insurrection Act
8:19 Minneapolis City Council member on threat