At the close of the federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can lawfully send National Guard troops to Portland, attorneys posed dueling views of the city’s protests.

The gatherings have been persistent since they began in June and have led to damaged property — and even injuries. But the legal question that both sides confronted in the courtroom was whether the gatherings were so disruptive that they amounted to a rebellion and made it impossible to carry out federal law.

At the close of the federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can lawfully send National Guard troops to Portland, attorneys posed dueling views of the city’s protests.

The gatherings have been persistent since they began in June and have led to damaged property — and even injuries. But the legal que

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