{"id":2475105,"date":"2025-08-15T11:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-sues-trump-administration-over-hostile-takeover-of-mpd\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:59:43","slug":"dc-sues-trump-administration-over-hostile-takeover-of-mpd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-sues-trump-administration-over-hostile-takeover-of-mpd\/","title":{"rendered":"DC sues Trump administration over \u2018hostile takeover\u2019 of MPD"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdc-sues-trump-administration-over-hostile-takeover-of-mpd%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=2475105&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>The district of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its federal takeover of the Metropolitan police Department (MPD). This action followed the Justice Department&#8217;s appointment of an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >emergency police commissioner<\/a>&#8221; to oversee the MPD amid efforts by President Trump to temporarily place the district under federal control to combat crime. Schwalb argued that the administration overstepped its authority under the Home Rule Act by removing local control from MPD Chief Pamela Smith and granting sweeping powers to the DEA head, Terry Cole, in his new emergency role. The lawsuit seeks to block these actions, defending DC&#8217;s right to self-governance and expressing concern that the takeover undermines the safety of residents and violates the district&#8217;s autonomy. President Trump justified the move by citing Washington,D.C.&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-only-go-after-donald-trump-trump-releases-lengthy-statement-blasting-investigation-against-his-organization\/\" title=\"\u2018They Only Go After Donald Trump\u2019: Trump Releases Lengthy Statement Blasting Investigation Against His Organization\">high crime rates<\/a> and emphasizing the need for federal control to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-cuccinelli-fence-being-built-around-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Ken Cuccinelli: Fence being built around U.S. Capitol\">restore order<\/a> and safety.  <\/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\">DC sues Trump administration over &lsquo;hostile takeover&rsquo; of MPD<\/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_2204801\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">District of Columbia<\/a> Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday for stripping power from the district&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\/page\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">police<\/a> department.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Justice Department appointed an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3500808\/officials-defy-bondi-order-emergency-police-commissioner-federal-takeover-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">emergency police commissioner<\/a>&rdquo; to oversee the Metropolitan Police Department amid President Donald Trump&rsquo;s temporary federal takeover of the district to reduce crime, leading Schwalb to issue a letter contending that Attorney General Pam Bondi and the DOJ had no legal basis to take such action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3500827\/trump-tariffs-steel-microchips-semiconductors-next-week-and-week-after\/\">Trump to set tariffs on steel, microchips, and semiconductors &#8216;next week and the week after&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3500844\/trump-putin-summit-ukraine-negotiations\/\">Trump threatens &#8216;severe&#8217; consequences for Putin: &#8216;Not doing this for my health&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3500829\/thomas-massie-polling-primary-big-beautiful-bill-israel\/\">Thomas Massie &#8216;extremely vulnerable&#8217; to GOP primary challenge, poll shows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Schwalb followed the letter with a lawsuit Friday morning defending MPD Chief Pamela Smith&rsquo;s control of her department and seeking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-georgia-update-judge-issues-restraining-order-for-10-days-preventing-defendants-from-destroying-or-erasing-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"BREAKING GEORGIA UPDATE: Judge Issues Restraining Order for 10 Days Preventing Defendants from Destroying or Erasing Dominion Voting Machines\">temporary restraining order<\/a> to block Bondi from granting Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole all the powers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As ... Refuse To Intervene\">police chief<\/a> in his new &ldquo;emergency&rdquo; role.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congress did not grant the President authority to displace the Chief of Police, assert operational control over MPD or rescind MPD policies &ndash; as the Administration seeks to do,&rdquo; a spokesperson for Schwalb&rsquo;s office said in a press release announcing the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By declaring a hostile takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its limited, temporary authority under the Home Rule Act, infringing on the District&rsquo;s right to self-governance and putting the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk,&rdquo; Schwalb said in a statement. &ldquo;The Administration&rsquo;s unlawful actions are an affront to the dignity and autonomy of the 700,000 Americans who call DC home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3500808\/officials-defy-bondi-order-emergency-police-commissioner-federal-takeover-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DC OFFICIALS DEFY BONDI ORDER APPOINTING &lsquo;EMERGENCY POLICE COMMISSIONER&rsquo; IN FEDERAL TAKEOVER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has argued that a federal takeover is necessary to make the capital safer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Washington, D.C., has one of the Highest Rates of Crime in the World, more than many of the most violent Third World Countries,&rdquo; he posted Wednesday. &ldquo;Now, D.C. is back under Federal Control where it belongs. 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The Military and our Great Police will liberate this City, scrape away the filth, and make it safe, clean, habitable and beautiful once more!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2204801\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2204801\"}});<\/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<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC sues Trump admin over &#8216;hostile takeover&#8217; of MPD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2475106,"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\/pam-bondi-attorney-general.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50501,61339,4585,61094,32640],"class_list":["post-2475105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-2","tag-hostile-takeover","tag-lawsuit","tag-mpd","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pam-bondi-attorney-general.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475105","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475109,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475105\/revisions\/2475109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}