Ret. Maj. Gen. Randy Manner condemns the use of military troops to support domestic law enforcement at an Oct. 16 news conference alongside Gov. JB Pritzker and other retired military officers. Also pictured, from left to right: Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, Gov. JB Pritzker, Maj. Gen. William Enyart, Capt. Janessa Goldbeck, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton and Rear Adm. Michael Smith. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
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- A group of retired military officials met with Gov. JB Pritzker and condemned the politicization of armed forces as troops march in several U.S. cities.
- The deployment of the National Guard in Illinois has been paused by federal courts as they weigh whether a domestic deployment is legal under the current circumstances in Chicago.
- Other lawsuits, including one centered on federal agents’ use of tear gas and pepper balls on journalists and protestors, are ongoing. In that case, a judge ordered federal agents to begin using body cameras.
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CHICAGO — A group of retired military leaders — including the former head of the state’s National Guard, several generals and an admiral — met with Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday and publicly criticized President Donald Trump’s attempted use of National Guard troops in Chicago.
The deployment is on pause following a federal judge’s order but has attracted criticism from other former military officials as well as civic groups like the American Civil Liberties Union…