WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has said federal control over Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department should last more than 30 days.
“We’re going to be asking for extensions on that—long-term extensions,” the president told reporters on Aug. 13 at the Kennedy Center.
“You can’t have 30 days.”
Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973, the president can declare an emergency and take over the police department in the nation’s capital city for two days. He can prolong that for 30 days by notifying Congress.
To go for longer, Congress must give the go-ahead. That effort could face a filibuster from Democrats in the Senate….
Trump Wants DC Police Takeover Extended Past 30 Days
