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Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA administrator as 'emergency' D.C. police chief

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed back on the order, saying "there is no statute that conveys the District’s personnel ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA chief as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

"Commissioner Cole shall assume all of the powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police," Pam Bondi said on Aug. 14.

AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency ...

AG Pam Bondi appoints emergency Washington, D.C. police chief

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that DEA Administrator Terrence Cole will temporarily serve as the chief of ...

Washington DC Police Chief Stays as DOJ’s Bondi Revises Order

A standoff over the Trump administration’s push to take over law enforcement in the nation’s capital appeared to near a ...
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District, federal government agree MPD chief maintains control of force

Following earlier orders from President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directing Drug Enforcement ...

Bondi backs off initial order to take over D.C. police, issues new directive that keeps chief in place

The development came after Washington, D.C.'s attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's ...
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D.C. Police Chief Rebukes Pam Bondi for “Dangerous Directive”

MPD head Pamela Smith warns that the Trump administration’s order would lead to operational chaos and put the lives of ...