MSNBC Legal Analyst Claims Democrats ‘Created’ a ‘Political Opening’ for Trump’s DC Takeover

David Gilmour Aug 13th, 2025, 10:22 am

MSNBC legal analyst Anthony Coley blamed Democrats sitting on Washington, D.C.’s council for “creating” a “political opening” for President Donald Trump’s policing takeover by passing laws that are “not as strong as they could be for juvenile offenders and for re-offenders.”

Trump moved Monday to enact a sweeping federal takeover of D.C.’s policing, announcing he would deploy the National Guard and place the city’s police department under federal control in a bid to tackle crime.

Metropolitan Police data shows the capital’s violent crime rate was at a 30-year low when Trump took office — and has fallen a further 26 percent so far this year.

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