President Donald Trump announced the federal government is taking control of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department. A White House official told NOTUS that the takeover “is expected to last 30 days,” but added that “is subject to change.”
Per federal law, the president can federalize the metropolitan police for 48 hours on his own. To extend that to a maximum of 30 days, the president needs to notify the congressional committees with jurisdiction over Washington, D.C. Anything longer than 30 days has to be authorized by Congress.
A spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee said the committee had “been notified by the White House Office of Legislative Affairs,” as did Sara Guerrero, communications director for House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia.