Donald Trump sending in the military to quell protests in Los Angeles and threatening to do the same in other American cities is an “unprecedented” use of presidential power that will have a “chilling” effect on free speech and protest, legal and political experts have warned.
“They're soldiers, and soldiers are trained to fight wars, not to enforce civilian laws. They're not trained to protect the civil liberties of the people and to respect protests,” William C. Banks, a legal professor at Syracuse University, told The Independent.
