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Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back
Attorney General Bondi named DEA head Terry Cole emergency police commissioner to oversee law enforcement amid federal takeover and National Guard deployment, with 45 arrests reported Wednesday night.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi named DEA head Terry Cole as Washington's emergency police commissioner on Thursday evening, granting him police chief powers amid a federal takeover.
- This appointment followed President Trump’s increased federal law enforcement presence and directive changes that intensified cooperation between local police and immigration officials.
- Federal officers including DEA agents, FBI agents, and Homeland Security patrolled various Washington neighborhoods while 800 National Guard members started missions like monument security and crowd control.
- The White House announced 45 arrests Wednesday night, including 29 for illegal residency and others for drug offenses, concealed weapons, and assaulting officers, with Trump denying diversion from priority duties.
- Late Thursday, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb declared Bondi's directive invalid and emphasized that police must adhere to Chief Pamela Smith's commands, setting the stage for a legal dispute over jurisdiction.
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AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation
Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and named DEA Administrator Terry Cole as emergency police commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department.
U.S. Attorney General Appoints DEA Director as D.C. Police Commissioner Amid Federal Takeover - teleSUR English
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi signed an order on Thursday appointing Terry Cole, Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), as the new Police Commissioner for Washington, D.C. This follows the Trump administration’s controversial move earlier this week to take federal control of the capital city’s police force, alleging an out-of-control crime wave. RELATED: Food and Hospitality Industry Campaigns for Immigrants’ Work Permits in th…
Things Have Seriously Ramped Up in DC
The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's "emergency police commissioner" with all the powers of the police chief—a significant move that increases national control over the city as part of...
US President Trump has temporarily put the police in Washington under federal control. Now his Minister of Justice Bondi is disarming the local police leadership. The case is criticised as illegal.
The U.S. government continues to strengthen control of the security authorities in the capital. Justice minister Bondi appointed an "emergency police president" for Washington. The Attorney General of Washington calls the action "unlawful".
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