Deep Dive (Jan. 12): Difference Between Trump’s Emergency Declaration and the Insurrection Act

Capitol police officers stand guard as protesters gather on the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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President Trump issued a declaration of emergency in Washington D.C., that extends past the inauguration, but it’s not the Insurrection Act. How are they different?

Many world leaders are condemning Big Tech’s censorship of President Trump. Many of them are critical of Trump, so why are they condemning censorship now?