President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday taking control of Washington, D.C.’s Police Department, part of a sweeping effort by his administration to crack down on crime . As 800 National Guard members and other federal law enforcement officers are fanning out across the nation’s capital, Democratic leaders elsewhere are wondering if their cities could be next.

That speculation was fueled in part by Trump’s vow to intervene in other cities to fight crime, suggesting New York, Baltimore, Oakland as possible future targets. “They're so far gone," he said. “ This will go further . We’re starting very strongly with D.C."

But Trump’s authority to take over local police forces and send troops to patrol streets beyond Washington, D.C. is severely limited by law, legal expe

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