The panel (all together for the first time in 3 weeks) discusses the riots in Portland and the legality of the Trump Administration response.  Greg notes that federal law permits use of federal officers to defend federal property, noting that Trump’s actions (so far) are legal but are ill-advised.  Jeff decries Trump’s inflammatory deployment of “secret” police in nondescript uniforms without insignia or name badges.  Jim argues that ongoing riots threaten public safety and might well be a form of domestic terrorism, supporting the extension of these efforts into other cities.  Jerad, who has friends and family in Portland, contends that the federal response has made the situation worse, and that Trump’s action recklessly inflamed a situation that was otherwise improving.  The panel draws a distinction between undercover police surveillance, which require anonymity, and police openly suppressing riots in anonymous camouflage; and concludes with a debate about federal intervention in local police issues.