A woman who spit on a U.S. attorney back in October during a videotaped interview pleaded guilty to assault charges this week.

The plea comes during President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the police in D.C.

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In his announcement saying he was bringing in the National Guard and federal officers to fight what he declared as a “crime emergency” in the District, President Donald Trump talked about using force in police interactions.

“They start spitting in their face and I said, ‘You tell the

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