City Attorney General Calls Move an ‘Affront to Dignity and Autonomy’ of Residents

The nation’s capital has filed a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of its police department, escalating a fierce legal and political battle over the city’s self-governance. The suit was filed in federal court on Friday, just hours after the Trump administration named a federal official—the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)—as the new “emergency head” of the city’s police force.

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb argues that the president’s action is illegal and poses a grave threat to public safety. In a court filing, Police Chief Pamela Smith echoed this concern, stating, “In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single g

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