Trump Threatens Prison For Attempts To Topple Statues. Here's The Law He Cites
While the president says he authorized the federal government to prosecute those who deface and destroy statues on federal land, the government already had that power thanks to a 2003 law.
President Trump vowed via Twitter on Tuesday morning that anyone who vandalizes "any monument, statue or other such federal property" will be arrested and face up to 10 years in prison, citing a little-known 2003 piece of legislation.
His announcement comes after he decried an attempt by demonstrators to that sits across from the White such protesters: "Beware!"
