Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday challenging President Donald Trump's unprecedented takeover of the U.S. capital city's police force. "The Administration's actions are brazenly unlawful," Schwalb said in a statement after the suit's filing in U.S. District Court in D.C.
BREAKING: Washington D.C.'s attorney general sues to block President Trump takeover of local police, alleging the administration is 'abusing' its power.[image or embed]
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DC police chief retains command after deal with Trump administration
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... Washington DC's police chief Pamela Smith will retain control of the force after the city sued over US Attorney General Pam Bondi naming the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as the district's "emergency police commissioner".
The lawsuit asked a judge to void Bondi's order and stop the DEA head from taking any position of command in the force.
After the hearing, the justice department agreed to remove the DEA head as the emergency police chief, filing a new order that made him an intermediary between the administration and police.
The city's attorney general Brian Schwalb said that his "expectation is the key issue with respect to control and command of our MPD has been resolved". ...
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