The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating whether the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. , has been manipulating crime statistics following allegations made by President Donald Trump and the head of the district’s police union.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro is leading the investigation, according to NBC4 Washington . The Washington Post first reported on the news.

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A spokesperson for Pirro’s office declined to comment on the existence of such an investigati

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