DC AG sues Bondi for 'unlawful' takeover just hours after telling police chief to ignore her

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Trump declared that "special conditions of an emergency nature exist" that justified the "use" of MPD for "federal purposes" of "maintaining law and order," protecting federal buildings and property, and "ensuring conditions necessary for the orderly functioning of the Federal Government.
34% : In an executive order, Trump cited, as one authority, Section 740 of the Home Rule Act, which pertains to the Emergency Control of Police.
33% : At the start of the week, President Donald Trump, flanked by members of his cabinet, Bondi included, declared that the feds would crack down on "violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people" through the deployment of D.C.'s National Guard, FBI agents, and ICE on the streets of the nation's capital -- at the same time placing the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) "under direct federal control" for at least 30 days.

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