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D.C. Attorney General sues over Trump's police takeover, says administration is 'abusing' power
- On Friday, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb initiated legal action against the Trump administration in response to its federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and the installation of DEA chief Terry Cole as the emergency police commissioner.
- This legal action came after Attorney General Pam Bondi's Thursday order gave Cole full control of MPD, required ending sanctuary city policies, and mandated MPD approval from Cole for all directives amid a declared crime emergency.
- Schwalb and Mayor Muriel Bowser argued the takeover violates the Home Rule Act by exceeding the president's authority to remove police leadership or control local enforcement priorities, undermining local self-governance.
- Schwalb informed Chief Smith that the Bondi directive lacks legal authority and does not compel compliance, while Bowser emphasized that no law grants a federal official control over the District's personnel decisions.
- The lawsuit reflects strong city resistance to the federal intervention as 800 National Guard troops began missions in the capital, with Trump's takeover authority limited to 30 days before congressional review is required.
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District of Columbia sues Trump administration over ‘hostile takeover’ of police force
Federal Bureau of Investigation and Metropolitan Police Department officers conduct a traffic stop near the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb Friday filed a suit in federal court over the Trump administration’s move to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department’s 3,400 officers. The suit in U.S. District Court for the…
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Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington in President Donald Trump's extraordinary takeover of the police department in the nation's capital. Now the Trump administration is moving to install its own emergency police commissioner, a big step forward in one of the most sweeping uses of federal authority over a local government in modern times. While Washington went to court on Friday to block Trump’s tak…
Washington's attorney general is suing the Trump administration for the decision to take federal control of the capital's police force and send in the National Guard.
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A federal judge has called a 2 p.m. hearing for Friday in the case against the Trump administration over its federal takeover of Washington, D.C., and could issue an order to halt the operation “within hours,” according to Politico reporter Kyle Cheney.Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb...
On 11 August, the federal government took control of the city's police, citing an invasion by "violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals." Four days later, Washington's prosecutor counter-attack.
On Friday, August 15, Washington filed a complaint against the Trump administration for the guardianship of its police. The US capital denounced a "hostile takeover" by the federal government of its own local law enforcement service. Earlier this week, Donald Trump said he wanted to "clean up" the city with the help of the National Guard. - The city of Washington is suing the Trump government for the "hostile" takeover of its police (Internation…
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