Gov. Bill Lee said he trusts a revised opinion from the Tennessee Attorney General on use of National Guard troops for police activities, despite a clause in the state constitution prohibiting such usage. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday he trusts the attorney general’s revised opinion on the legality of sending National Guard troops to Memphis for police work, even though it conflicted with previous legal opinions.

“I think General Skrmetti’s a brilliant lawyer who understands constitutional law, and I suspect he’s got the right answer on it,” Lee said after a ribbon cutting for the Museum of Christian and Gospel Music in downtown Nashville.

Lee recently approved the deployment of an undetermined number of Tennessee National Guard troops to

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