WASHINGTON — The nation's capital sued to block President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city's law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

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Washington's police department chief says a Trump administration order installing a federal official as its head would upend command structure and be a "dangerous" threat to law and order

Police Chief Pamela Smith's statement came in a court filing as the city seeks to block the federal takeover of its police department in court

Washington is seeking an emergency restraining order to block President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department

The District of Columbia's att

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