Good post! The foia downloads don't actually say that the insurrection act was invoked, only reference that the MN AG recommended it. That said, it's a good hypothesis, and by having it activated at that time, would free up the military to legally surveil the election. And the whole "photo op" explanation and counter-explanation never made sense anyway. Photo-op is msm fake news, but the counter-story of a threat to burn the building doesn't make sense either, as Trump's presence would be a liability for a pure security operation.

But is there a need for swearing to invoke the insurrection act?

Good post! The foia downloads don't actually say that the insurrection act was invoked, only reference that the MN AG recommended it. That said, it's a good hypothesis, and by having it activated at that time, would free up the military to legally surveil the election. And the whole "photo op" explanation and counter-explanation never made sense anyway. Photo-op is msm fake news, but the counter-story of a threat to burn the building doesn't make sense either, as Trump's presence would be a liability for a pure security operation.