Leading authorities in Washington, D.C, on Thursday rebuffed attempts by the Trump administration to further federalize the district’s law enforcement by appointing an “emergency police commissioner.”
Amid President Donald Trump’s push to reduce crime in the district by sidelining its prized home rule status, Attorney General Pam Bondi stripped power from the city’s Metropolitan Police Department, tapping Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole to assume all responsibilities carried by Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith.
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