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Pam Bondi, DEA and The Metropolitan Police Department

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Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ’emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back
The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commiss...

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Bondi names DC ’emergency police commissioner’
US attorney general names DEA boss Cole as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'
Terry Cole, chosen to take over D.C.’s police force, has spent 22 years at DEA
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump’s u...

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DOJ backs away from appointing emergency DC police commissioner
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The US in brief: DC gets an “emergency police commissioner”
DC attorney general sues Trump administration over police takeover
“By declaring a hostile takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its limited, temporary authority under the Home Rule Act, infringing on the District’s right to self-governance and putting the ...

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D.C. Police Chief Rebukes Pam Bondi for “Dangerous Directive”
Boise State Public Radio · 2d
Trump administration claims powers of D.C. police chief

D.C. Sues Trump Administration Over Police Takeover and Rallies Against ‘Emergency Commissioner’ Appointment

The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.

President Trump ramps up takeover of Washington’s police department. Here’s what to know

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his tough-on-crime agenda, relying on obscure statutes and a supposed state of emergency to speed up the mass deportation of people in the United States illegally.

D.C. attorney general sues to block Trump's emergency takeover of city police department

District of Columbia Atty. Gen. Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that President Trump is going far beyond his power under the law. Schwalb asked a judge to find that control of the police department remains in district hands.

Trump admin live updates: DC police chief blasts Bondi's 'dangerous' directive

D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a restraining order against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive assuming control over the Metropolitan Police Department.
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