Washington, D.C. , Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday challenging President Donald Trump 's unprecedented takeover of the U.S. capital city's police force.

"The Administration's actions are brazenly unlawful," Schwalb said in a statement after the suit's filing in U.S. District Court in D.C.

"They go well beyond the bounds of the President's limited authority and instead seek a hostile takeover of" the Metropolitan Police Department , he said. "They infringe on the District's right to self-governance and put the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk."

Schwalb asked the court for a temporary restraining order that would pause U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi 's Thursday night directive installing Drug Enforcement Administrator Terry Cole as head o

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