White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is raising alarm bells with comments he made during an interview on CNN Monday, before he seemed to pretend he was experiencing technical difficulties and went silent.
Anchor Boris Sanchez was asking Miller about a pair of court rulings over the weekend blocking President Donald Trump’s plans to send federalized National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon.
Miller told Sanchez the administration filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which issued the rulings.
“I would note that the administration won an identical case in the Ninth Circuit just a few months ago with respect to the federalizing of the California National Guard. Under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, the President has plenary authority, has…” Miller began before a