Bondi names DEA head 'emergency police commissioner'
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The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.
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The Latest: Bondi names DEA head ‘emergency police commissioner’ amid Trump’s takeover of DC police
Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid the federal takeover.
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.