He explained to me that the military has no authority to make arrests on US soil outside of a military base. The only people who can arrest elected officials are the US Marshals. And they can even arrest the president...
That’s why they are swearing in 4000 us marshals from National Guard as we speak.
Checkmate.
Because cops making BLM riot arrests were being funneled to DAs that released them immediately. Deputizing the NG led to arrests and federal courts which were not so treasonous.
You're right that it's precedented, but it is good precedence.