Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump's unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department.

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Bondi said she's giving Cole the powers of police chief and the Metropolitan Police Department must receive Cole's approval before issuing any orders.

The move comes less than a month after the U.S. Senate confirmed Cole to be the DEA's leader and he was sworn in as head of the agency.

Here's what to know about Cole:

Three decades in law enforcement

Cole was most recently Virginia's secretary of public safety and homeland security unde

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