D.C. sues Trump administration for unprecedented federal takeover of police department

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published August 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM PDT

Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday, challenging President Trump’s unprecedented federal takeover of the city’s police force, calling it “brazenly unlawful.”

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with WAMU’s Alex Koma about the latest updates following President Trump’s crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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