{"id":2474030,"date":"2025-08-12T20:34:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-trump-federalizing-dc-police-is-distraction-from-epstein-files-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T20:36:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:36:29","slug":"buttigieg-says-trump-federalizing-dc-police-is-distraction-from-epstein-files-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-trump-federalizing-dc-police-is-distraction-from-epstein-files-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg says Trump federalizing DC police is \u2018distraction\u2019 from Epstein files &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuttigieg-says-trump-federalizing-dc-police-is-distraction-from-epstein-files-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to federalize the police in Washington, D.C., calling it a political distraction rather than a genuine effort to improve city safety. Trump announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi would take control of the Metropolitan Police Department as part of his plan to address crime in the capital. Buttigieg suggested that Trump&#8217;s motive is to divert attention from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hhs-blocks-prez-of-group-tied-to-wuhan-lab-from-receiving-federal-funds\/\" title=\"HHS Stops Group Linked to Wuhan Lab from Getting Federal Funds\">unresolved issues related<\/a> to Jeffrey Epstein files and other political controversies,including policies that have negatively impacted healthcare and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-clearing-remaining-federal-charges-against-portland-rioters-most-get-probation-community-service\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Clearing Remaining Federal Charges Against Portland Rioters, Most Get Probation, Community Service\">government functions<\/a>. He encouraged people to oppose what he described as the president&#8217;s authoritarian actions and remain focused on the broader implications of Trump&#8217;s administration. Additionally, under Trump&#8217;s plan, homeless residents in D.C. may be required to leave encampments for shelters,facing fines or jail time if they refuse. The announcement followed a violent carjacking incident involving a former government official, further highlighting concerns about crime in the city.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Buttigieg says Trump federalizing DC police is &lsquo;distraction&rsquo; from Epstein files<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2146003\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3496729\/pete-buttigieg-vance-smart-not-principled-2028-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> said President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3496589\/trump-dc-crime-why-he-is-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> has ulterior motives with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federalizing police<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3497097\/muriel-bowser-trump-evolving-relationship-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, adding that Trump needs his supporters focused on &ldquo;something else.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496162\/trump-dc-police-takeover-national-guard-crime-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"move to address crime\">move to address crime<\/a> in the Nation&rsquo;s capital Monday, giving Attorney General Pam Bondi control over the Metropolitan Police Department. Buttigieg, however, said Trump is not taking this action to increase the city&rsquo;s safety, but instead to &ldquo;solve his own political problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498164\/study-affordable-housing-act-generates-gains-real-friction\/\">Study: Affordable housing act generates gains, &#8216;real friction&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3497825\/trump-finds-some-support-dc-residents-police-takeover\/\">Trump&#8217;s takeover of blue DC met with praise and rage by fed-up residents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498151\/officials-give-update-on-u-s-steel-explosion-in-clairton\/\">Officials give update on U.S. Steel explosion in Clairton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;He needs to get his base talking and thinking about something besides his refusal to open up the Epstein files because he&rsquo;s mixed up in them,&rdquo; Buttigieg said in a video posted on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clearly this is not about making DC, or any of us, safer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a3TZkbTp9H\">pic.twitter.com\/a3TZkbTp9H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg\/status\/1955025306303058134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;And he wants the rest of the country focused on something, anything, besides the work that he has done and continues to do to kick millions of Americans off of their health insurance, to close down rural hospitals, and to undermine basic functions of our government in order to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest,&rdquo; Buttigieg said.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">secretary<\/a> said he is hesitant to call this a &ldquo;distraction,&rdquo; but did say Trump is trying to distract people through &ldquo;taking power in this way.&rdquo; He also said that Trump warned that he would take similar action in other cities.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg encouraged his followers to &ldquo;stand up&rdquo; to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s &ldquo;authoritarian actions,&rdquo; while remaining focused on the effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3497893\/us-rejects-shipping-carbon-tax\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump&rsquo;s administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3496167\/why-trump-dc-police-takeover-is-likely-to-avoid-legal-hurdles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHY TRUMP&rsquo;S DC POLICE TAKEOVER IS LIKELY TO AVOID LEGAL HURDLES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of Trump&rsquo;s crime clean-up in Washington, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"> on Tuesday that the city&rsquo;s&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3497776\/dc-homeless-accept-treatment-face-jail-trump-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"homeless residents could leave their encampments for a homeless shelter\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">homeless res<\/span>idents could leave their encampments for a homeless shelter<\/a>. Those who refuse will either be &ldquo;susceptible to fines or to jail time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s announcement to address crime in the Nation&rsquo;s capital was preceded by former Department of Government Efficiency staffer Edward Coristine, who, known for his moniker &ldquo;Big Balls,&rdquo; was attacked and carjacked by two juveniles on Aug. 3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3497153\/teens-charged-doge-staffer-attack-kept-in-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Both teenagers will be held in custody<\/a> at D.C.&rsquo;s Youth Services Center after a request to move them was denied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2146003\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2146003\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buttigieg: Trump&#8217;s DC police move distracts from Epstein files<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2474031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pete-Buttigieg-DC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4943,39567,51209,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2474030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-buttigieg","tag-dc-police","tag-epstein-files","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pete-Buttigieg-DC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474030"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474034,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474030\/revisions\/2474034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}