DC sues Trump over ‘hostile takeover' of city's police
Friday's lawsuit arrived hours after U.S. Attorney General Bondi expanded Trump's federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department by appointing an emergency police commissioner and suspending D.C. policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
'By declaring a hostile takeover of MPD, the administration is abusing its limited, temporary authority under the Home Rule Act, infringing on the district's right to self-governance and putting the safety of D.C. residents and visitors at risk,' D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a statement.
The Trump administration's 'unlawful actions are an affront to the dignity and autonomy of the 700,000 Americans who call D.C. home,' he added.
'This is the gravest threat to Home Rule that the District has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it,' Schwalb said.
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to find the administration's actions unconstitutional and violations of the city's Home Rule Act.
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