The District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration over its takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department.
The District’s attorney general, Brian Schwalb, filed a lawsuit alleging the Trump administration violated the law when it put local police under federal control.
“By illegally declaring a takeover of MPD, the Administration is abusing its temporary, limited authority under the law,” Schwalb posted on X Friday. “This is the gravest threat to Home Rule DC has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it.”