Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city’s police department and reduce crime in what the president called — without substantiation — a lawless city.

The law lets Trump control the police department for a month, but how aggressive the federal presence will be remains an open question.

During a press briefing Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the administration would “reevaluate and reassess and make further decisions” after the 30-day period is over. The White House would need approval from both House and Senate in order to extend the takeover the police department.

Following a meeting with U.S. Attorne

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