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DC AG sues to stop federal police takeover.

Trump, Bondi named DEA chief as MPD head.

Schwalb calls move illegal, threat to Home Rule.

WASHINGTON - D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday challenging what he called an unlawful attempt by the federal government to seize control of the city’s police force.

The suit targets President Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi who named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s "emergency police commissioner" on Thursday.

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Lawsuit filed

What they're saying:

"By declaring a hostile takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its limited, temporary authority under the Home Rule Act, infri

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