Suffice to say that before this morning I had only a vague idea about how legally complicated this could get. For instance, there's an opinion from the Departme

Suffice to say that before this morning I had only a vague idea about how legally complicated this could get. For instance, there's an opinion from the Department of Justice (albeit an old one) that concluded that the President can use the DC National Guard for law enforcement purposes (in that case, drug interdiction) without running afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act. Source: https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/use-national-guard-support-drug-interdiction-efforts-district-columbia https://www.justice.gov/olc/opinion/use-national-guard-suppo...