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Trump Federalizes DC Police To 'Rescue Our Nation's Capital From Crime, Bloodshed, Bedlam, and Squalor'

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under ...

Trump’s takeover of DC police renews the 51st state debate

Trump's federalization of the D.C. police is spurning outrage among Democrats and local activists claiming this is another ...

Fresh off taking control of D.C. police, Trump announces he’ll host CBS's Kennedy Center Honors TV broadcast

Trump’s Wednesday announcement had the feel of both an awards reveal and a political rally. Seated in the front row to ...

Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’

President Trump said he would take over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to fight crime and ...
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D.C. Settles Police Officer’s Lawsuit Charging Its Crime Statistics Are Deliberately Understated

A former MPD sergeant claims that top officials sought to ‘downgrade crimes in order to make crime look like it was less than ...

'DC Crime Emergency'? Experts Question Trump's Order to Federalized Police Force in Washington

"With crime trends going down in recent years, I'm not sure there is that emergency," ArentFox Schiff partner David Grosso ...
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Trump inflated DC crime stats while seizing short-term control of its police

Police statistics show steep declines in violent crime even as Trump invoked emergency powers over the department ...

DC police chief ripped for 'mind blowing' response to basic policing question: 'Yikes'

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith faces social media mockery after appearing confused by reporter's question about chain of ...