The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the U.S. capital, has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's 'emergency police commissioner' with all the powers of a police chief — a significant move that the D.C. attorney general said was unlawful.
The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the U.S. capital, has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's "emergency police commissioner" with all the powers of a police chief — a significant move that the D.C. attorney general said was unlawful.The Associated PressDrug Enforcement Administration agents patrol outside Nationals Park as fans leave after a Washington Nationals baseball game on Thursday night at the Navy Yard.
"Therefore, members of MPD must continue to follow your orders and not the orders of any official not appointed by the mayor," Schwalb wrote in his memo, setting up a potential legal clash between the heavily Democratic district and the Republican administration. D.C., which is not a state, is granted autonomy through a limited home rule agreement passed in 1973 that can be repealed by Congress. Trump has the authority under the Home Rule Act to take over federal law enforcement for 30 days, as he announced on Monday, before his actions must be reviewed by Congress.
A Pentagon spokesperson said the Guard was "uniquely qualified for this mission as a community-based force with strong local ties and disciplined training."Trump on Thursday denied that the federal law enforcement officials he sent into Washington's streets to fight crime have been diverted from priority assignments like counterterrorism.
About a dozen homeless residents in Washington packed up their belongings with help from volunteers from charitable groups and sombre staffers from city agencies. Items largely were not forcibly thrown out by law enforcement, but a garbage truck idled nearby. That alleged incident took place on Sunday, hours before Trump's anticipated D.C. takeover announcement.Why has Trump taken over D.C.?
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