D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated Monday that her police chief is still in charge as four states have committed to sending the National Guard to support President Donald Trump’s administration’s crackdown on crime.

“Let me correct you, there is no takeover,” Bowser said speaking to reporters Monday morning. “What there is, is a surge in federal law enforcement. And that surge in federal law enforcement necessarily has to coordinate with the Metropolitan Police Department under the leadership of Pamela Smith, the chief of police.”

Thanks to the outcome of a lawsuit brought by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, Smith was reaffirmed as the leader of D.C. police, and she is to coordinate actions with federal law enforcement partners.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi tried last week to

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