Experts steeped in the intricacies of national security law say President Donald Trump will likely prevail in his attempt to send troops to Portland, even if he loses his appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily barred him from taking that action.

That’s because Trump has a much more potent tool in his arsenal: The more than two-centuries-old Insurrection Act .

Four experts told The Oregonian/OregonLive that Trump’s power under the Act is “astounding” and “broad.” Others have described the Act’s sweeping scope in legal deep dives .

These legal scholars say that the Insurrection Act would allow Trump not only to send the National Guard to protect the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland, but empower him to call on the Army, Navy, Mari

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