FROM THE HILL: Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) sued President Trump early Friday after the administration installed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head to command the city’s police force.
The 33-page complaint alleges Terry Cole’s appointment as “emergency police commissioner” goes beyond the emergency authorities in the D.C. Home Rule Act that
Trump invoked to surge law enforcement resources in the city.
The lawsuit seeks to cancel the DEA head’s installment and keep the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) under the command of Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and Police Chief Pamela Smith.
“There is no greater risk to public safety in a large, professional police force like MPD than to not know who is in command,” the lawsuit reads.
BREAKING:
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing Trump over his executive actions asserting control over the D.C. police department and attempting to install an emergency police commissioner.⁰⁰Schwalb called it the "gravest threat to Home Rule that the District has ever…
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 15, 2025
Breaking: DC sues Trump over police power grab
AG called the move a hostile takeover and said this is the gravest threat to Home Rule that DC has ever faced pic.twitter.com/UBMu9zuCAg
— Kelsey Reichmann (@KelseyReichmann) August 15, 2025
The Washington, D.C., attorney general sued the Trump administration Friday. Here's what to know: https://t.co/uFHSUQPWrq pic.twitter.com/Uq4sormKJw
— Forbes (@Forbes) August 15, 2025
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