{"id":2643945,"date":"2026-08-12T22:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-has-no-power-to-demand-national-guard-withdrawal-doj\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T22:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:07:12","slug":"dc-has-no-power-to-demand-national-guard-withdrawal-doj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-has-no-power-to-demand-national-guard-withdrawal-doj\/","title":{"rendered":"DC has &#8216;no power&#8217; to demand National Guard withdrawal: DOJ"},"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\">20<\/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-has-no-power-to-demand-national-guard-withdrawal-doj%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=2643945&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 Trump governance criticized Washington, D.C.&#8217;s city council for requesting the withdrawal of the National Guard, accusing them of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccarthy-subpoena-for-bannon-is-invalid-politically-motivated\/\" title=\"Rep. McCarthy: Subpoena for Bannon is invalid, politically motivated\">politically motivated actions<\/a>. The Department of Justice sent a stern letter stating the council has no authority to demand the removal of the military,asserting that the Guard&#8217;s deployment has contributed substantially to reducing violent crime in the city. The deployment began after President Trump declared a crime emergency and invoked federal powers to place the district under increased control, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-pedestrians-start-noticing-drivers-leaving-most-pathetic-groveling-notes-imaginable-in-their-cars-for-thieves\/\" title=\"DC Pedestrians Start Noticing Drivers Leaving Most Pathetic, Groveling Notes Imaginable in Their Cars for Thieves\">citing rising crime rates<\/a> and police shortages. Over 4,600 military personnel remain stationed in D.C.,with over 16,000 arrests made during the campaign. Officials highlight that the presence of the National Guard has been instrumental in decreasing violence, rescuing missing children, and providing medical aid. Critics argue that the move overstepped executive authority, transforming the district into a police state, while supporters contend it was necessary to address critical safety issues. the debate continues over the legality and impact of federal intervention in local police matters.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration on Wednesday slammed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>\u2018s council members for seeking to end the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\">National Guard<\/a>\u2018s mobilization in the district, accusing them of making \u201cpolitically motivated demands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Justice said the Council of the District of Columbia sent letters to 10 governors whose National Guard members<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4681559\/one-year-later-dc-residents-trump-national-guard-deployment\/\"> are deployed to the capital<\/a>, requesting that they remove the military from the city. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald wrote a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJusticeDept\/status\/2087644337274331313\/photo\/2\">scathing letter<\/a> to the council, accusing them of ignoring historic drops in crime he said the National Guard deployment triggered, and saying that the panel holds \u201cno power\u201d to demand their removal.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4685724\/doj-dc-council-national-guard-withdrawal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ tells DC Council it has \u2018no power\u2019 to demand National Guard withdrawal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4685056\/nick-reiner-indictment-murder-parents-california\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4682670\/tim-ballard-group-contract-represent-unaccompanied-immigrant-children\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tim Ballard\u2019s group awarded $158 million contract to represent unaccompanied immigrant children<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou should withdraw your letters and dedicate your remaining time in public service to correcting D.C. laws to ensure criminals are punished, and the public is protected, not the other way around,\u201d he said. \u201cDirectly coinciding with the assistance of the National Guard, the murder rate dropped substantially. To date, D.C. has seen the largest reduction in violent crime in the history of the city. You might pretend violent crime isn\u2019t down in D.C. or act like the cause is unknown, but the public knows the city is safer.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The battle over whether President Donald Trump abused his powers in federalizing the district began last summer, when he declared a crime emergency in Washington. On Aug. 11, 2025, the president invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which he said allowed him to deploy the National Guard and place the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control due to \u201cspecial conditions of an emergency nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics said the move turned the district into a police state and marked an overreach of executive powers. Proponents said the change was warranted due to crime in the district that had surged and to cope with the district\u2019s shrinking police department. The MPD is short around 900 officers of the 4,000 needed, marking a 50-year low.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the controversy, the National Guard\u2019s deployment to Washington has continued, with the military presence set to continue until the end of Trump\u2019s second term in January 2029. As of Aug. 4, more than 4,600 military personnel from around two dozen states are deployed in the district.\u00a0The White House said Monday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4681006\/trump-administration-national-guard-dc-crime-crackdown-arrests\/\">over 16,000 arrests<\/a> have been made in the district due to Trump\u2019s anti-crime campaign in the city.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonald said Wednesday that the military presence had helped improve public safety, after \u201cviolence became an epidemic in D.C., with residents and visitors facing almost unbelievable homicide rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4682411\/trump-threatens-think-tank-lawsuit-national-guard-report\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4682411\/trump-threatens-think-tank-lawsuit-national-guard-report\/\">TRUMP THREATENS THINK TANK WITH LAWSUIT OVER DISAGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL GUARD EFFECT ON CRIME<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMurder became commonplace and tragically expected. At the same time, carjackings and other violent crimes also skyrocketed in D.C., and there is substantial reason to believe that crime was being undercounted,\u201d he wrote, referencing an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dcpoliceunion.lrisapps.com\/docs\/Press%20Release%202026%20-%20Results%20of%20Crime%20Stat%20Investigation.pdf\">investigation<\/a> into concerns top MPD officials manipulated crime statistics to paint the department in a better light. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThanks to courageous and steadfast support from National Guard units, task force members have conducted 1000s of arrests, located lost and missing children, and taken substantial numbers of illegal firearms off the city streets,\u201d the letter continued. \u201cThe National Guard has personally intervened in numerous assaults and provided medical aid on innumerable occasions, including repeatedly administering life-saving Narcan to citizens in peril.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump admin criticizes D.C. council over Guard removal requests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2643946,"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\/2026\/08\/AP26222072775567.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50501,7076,55261,51050,37479],"class_list":["post-2643945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-2","tag-doj","tag-government-authority","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-national-guard"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26222072775567.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643945","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=2643945"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643949,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643945\/revisions\/2643949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}