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Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai

β€œIn every conversation I have with him, we’re always briefing the president on our progress,” Bowser said. β€œWe went over the crime trends. We went over how we’re seeing decreases. So the president is read in on our efforts.”
#PamBondi has not met w/the #DC #police chief, but had been expecting & prepared for Monday’s announcement, acc/to 2 people…. #TerryCole, head of the #DEA & newly named commissioner of the DC police, for the first time on Monday evening met w/DC Police Chief Pamela A. Smith.

Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai

An influx of arrests could hamstring an already understaffed US attorney’s office in #DC, which has seen dozens of prosecutors leave this admin….

The mayor said Monday that she had one call over the weekend that indicated
#Trump might deploy the #NationalGuard but did not have reason to believe that the president would place the DC #police under direct #federal #control.

#law #MilitaryState #autocracy #democracy #CivilRights #coup #TrumpCoup2


Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai

β€œI’m going to work every day to make sure it’s not a complete disaster,” #Bowser said at the Monday news conference, as she sought to downplay the impact of the #DC #takeover. β€œSo we are going to work, every day, to get this emergency put to an end.”

She paused briefly & added, β€œI’ll call it the so-called emergency.”

#Trump #law #MilitaryState #autocracy #democracy #CivilRights #coup #TrumpCoup2