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Welcome to The Logoff: As President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, DC, continues, his Justice Department is launching an investigation into whether DC police falsified crime data.

What is Trump alleging? In a Monday evening Truth Social post, Trump wrote that “D.C. gave Fake Crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety,” referring to a decline in violent crime that runs counter to his attempts to paint the city as “overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals.”

What do DC crime numbers actually say? Recent data suggests violent crime in DC is significantly down after a spike i

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