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On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi launched arguably the most lawless assault on the District of Columbia in its 52 years of home rule. Bondi purported to appoint Terry Cole, current head of the DEA, as D.C.’s new police chief—pushing aside its actual chief, Pamela Smith, who was appointed pursuant to federal and local statutes. She then claimed to repeal a series of “sanctuary” policies that limit D.C. cops’ ability to enforce federal immigration law. And she directed officers to “fully enforce” a measure that criminalizes “unlawful” demonstrations, evidently in response to District residents protesting federal enforcement actions.

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