Chief Pamela A. Smith of the DC Metropolitan Police Department at a news conference on January 6, 2021. Daniel Heuer/AFP/Getty Images/File

A new House committee report alleges the former DC police chief pressured officers to manipulate crime data to create the appearance of a safer city.

The report, released Sunday by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, claims there was an active effort to downplay crime in the nation’s capital and that Chief Pamela A. Smith fostered a “toxic management culture.”

The report comes as President Donald Trump has sought greater control over law enforcement in the district, citing a public safety emergency in August. Trump deployed National Guard troops and put the police department “under direct federal control” for 30 days.

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