The District of Columbia is legally contesting President Trump's assertion of control over its police department, claiming it exceeds his authority. Attorney General Brian Schwalb highlighted that the actions threaten the autonomy of D.C. residents. The lawsuit emerged after Trump appointed DEA head Terry Cole to act with the powers of the police chief, requiring Metropolitan Police Department approvals from him. Mayor Muriel Bowser supported the lawsuit, emphasizing that federal officials do not have personnel authority over the District's police.
"The administration's unlawful actions are an affront to the dignity and autonomy of the 700,000 Americans who call D.C. home. This is the gravest threat to Home Rule that the District has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it."
"There is no statute that conveys the District's personnel authority to a federal official," Bowser asserted in her pushback against the administration's actions.
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