President Trump announced on Monday that he would operate the police department of Washington, DC, under federal control and the national guard in what he was a crime in the country’s capital.
“This is the day of liberation in DC and we will withdraw our capital,” said Trump, who has a long time Floating plans for overhaul The district that rules on a council of elected representatives and a mayor.
“Our capital was overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminal, wandering mobs of wild youth, drug-out maniacs and homeless people.
If the DC police are now under federal control, this is what you can expect next.
Bondi, DEA boss to the running point
Trump’s declaration on the takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) delegates the city’s police officer to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
A few hours after Trump’s announcement, the Mayor of DC, Muriel Bowser, said that she would follow the Executive Order and turned to Bondi to meet.
Trump also announced that Terry Cole describes MPD’s interim federal commissioner. Cole was confirmed just a few than three weeks ago to guide the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Trump at his press conference praised Cole as “most recommended person” and “one of the top in the country”.
“He’s better. Terry, if not, I’ll get rid of you so quickly,” joked Trump.
MPD boss Pamela Smith said she was in contact with federal partners and informed the residents of the DC that the announcements should expect an “improved presence” in the city.
An expert believes that it could have long-lasting efforts in the department-and not in a good way.
Tahir Duckett, managing director of the Center for Innovations in the Security in the community and extraordinary professor at Georgetown Law, said that some in the DC police could be frustrated by recent assignments and supervised by a federal group that does very different work than police work in the community.
It could also shake DC residents and further hinder criminal fight against crime.
“Community will break down, what every police officer will tell you that you can only solve murders [or] Armed robberies when they have really deep trust, ”said Duckett.
Congress to intervene
Trump takes over MPD by calling himself to determine the DC Home Rule Act, a legal congress adopted in the 1970s who set up a city council and set up the mayor via local affairs.
The provision in Section 740 offers the president a fleeting ability to take control of MPD one -sided control in emergency situations, but also offers critical lever for the intervention of the congress.
Trump already met the initial requirement to submit a written notification of the takeover within 48 hours. The Republicans of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee confirmed the receipt on Monday.
With the notifications submitted, Trump can take over the police on one side for up to 30 days. The congress has to adopt a common resolution to further expand it, which makes the Democrat in the position of the vote against and thus offers the GOP the opportunity to present the opposing party as “soft for crimes”.
“The congress will work with President Trump to restore law and order in Washington, DC,” wrote Steve Scalisene (R-La.) House majority leader on the social platform X.
The legislator could also choose at any time to immediately take Trump’s control over MPD, and rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) Said that he would introduce such a measure. But the majorities of the Republicans in both chambers make every reproduction unlikely.
Trump has it too previously swimming A federal takeover of the city in the broader sense, but that would require the consent of the congress.
800 troops of the national guard to patrol DC
In addition to the takeover of MPD, Trump said on Monday that he used 800 DC troops of the National Guard to “very quickly” drive the capital of crime.
Last week the President Ordered law enforcement authorities of the federal government ordered Officials who patrol the streets of the Washington for a week, which are led by the US parking police with officials and representatives of the FBI, the DEA, the immigration and customs authority and other groups.
“The Metropolitan Police Department and the federal authorities are supported in the efforts, a really great effort. [by] The 800 DC National Guardsmen that we will record and, if necessary, much more, “said Trump. And that will take place very quickly.”
The announcement bore the Democrats who argue that the crime rates of capital did not match Trump’s drastic step. The house minority manager Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.) argued that there was “no basis” for the takeover, and suggested Trump to have “lost”.
Trump card controversial More than 2,000 members of the National Guard in June to Los Angeles to take action against the protests on the immigration policy of the administration, a step that dealt with the wishes of the California governor Gavin Newsom (D).
“The president works like the governor of DC, and the governor of a state can use the National Guard in emergencies. There is an argument here that there is no special urgency,” said Paul Schiff Berman, a former dean at George Washington University Law School.
“Even if there is an emergency in relation to some law enforcement priorities, it is not even clear that the president is really authorized to unilaterally expose the mayor’s other state responsibilities.”
Trump says he will appoint judges and not end a deposit
Citing crime concerns, the President also announced plans to appoint recent DC judges and to end the deposit in the no-cash custody as part of his procedure.
“We will appoint a few judges. You know, we have some open places and we will take people – because the judges let murderer out,” said Trump at the press conference on Monday.
The President has the authority to appoint the local judges of DC and they have to clarify the confirmation of the Senate. Trump added that Bondi, the deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and others had already recommended several candidates.
“We have 10 vacancies and we can probably do something. We need them,” said Trump.
The local court of DC had 13 vacancies on July 18, and according to the city’s judicial nomination commission, his appellant had two openings.
Trump also broke the deposit systems in cities such as DC, New York and Chicago. Illinois was the first state, the deposit as a condition of pre -judicial release in 2023, while DC removed largely away cash deposit
“This bad public security crisis is based directly from the mere failures of the city’s local leadership. The city council of radical links passed a deposit without Kash,” said Trump.
“We will not change cash deposit. We will change the law and get rid of some of the other things, and we will count on the Republicans in the congress and in the Senate. We will have the majority, so we will vote.”
Attorney General for DC, which take legal options into account
The Attorney General of DC, Brian Schwalb (D), leaves the door open for legal steps against the president.
“We consider all of our options and will do what is necessary to protect the rights and safety of the district residents,” said Schwalb in a statement.
Schwalb blame Trump’s claim that the crime in DC has come out of control and pointed out the latest data, which show that violent crimes have so far declined by 26 percent.
“The administration measures are unprecedented, unnecessary and illegal. There is no emergency in crime in the Columbia district,” said Schwalb.
However, it remains unclear whether the courts would have the authority to review Trump’s emergency declaration or to intervene in any other way.
And for the DC National Guard, Trump has greater control than through state units across the country.
The force in DC is always under the command of the President, not the mayor. In contrast to Trump’s offer to promote the California National Guard, which remains under a legal challenge of Newsom.
“One of the most important bulwarks against authoritarian rule in the United States is the fact that we have a federal system with common sovereignty so that the president or the federal government generally cannot simply take over the states,” said Berman.
“The problem is that DC is not a state. And so there is more scope for the president. And that is really dangerous.”
