Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) is suing President Donald Trump and his top law enforcement officials over the federal takeover of the capital’s police force, arguing that current legislation “does not permit the President to seize control” of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Schwalb also named U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terrance Cole, U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces S. Serralta, and their respective agencies in the Friday lawsuit , claiming that the Trump administration has gone past the limits outlined in Washington, DC’s Home Rule Act .

Section 740 of the act states that the president can require the mayor to provide MPD services for “federal purposes,” which Schwalb noted has

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