The Trump administration on Aug. 15 agreed to leave Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith in charge of the force, instead of appointing an emergency police commissioner to lead the department.
The MPD is still obligated to fulfill policing requests made by the Trump administration to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser while the city remains under a public security emergency declared by President Donald Trump on Aug. 11.
Exercising powers under the D.C. Home Rule Act, Trump recently took command of the MPD and called up around 800 National Guard troops as part of a crackdown on crime, illegal immigration, and homelessness within the city….
Trump Admin Retracts Appointment of ‘Emergency Police Commissioner’ in DC After Court Order
