"There is little doubt, as Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Army Chief of Staff James McConville recently made clear, that the military simply will not follow illegal orders, such as the imposition of martial law as suggested by the retired Flynn. Nevertheless, Trump could choose to invoke the Insurrection Act, or issue some other order that is less clearly illegal but that would put the military on America’s streets. The only recourse the Pentagon might then have is to stall while the inevitable legal challenges to Trump’s orders make their way through a court system that itself might tarry until 12:01 p.m. on Jan. 20. " https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/531789-trumps-final-days-try-to-turn-the-military-into-a-political-pawn
