You knew it was bound to happen.
The federal district of Washington filed a suit against Donald Trump on Friday because his administration federalized the police in the federal city.
Here's CNBC:
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday challenging President Donald Trump's unprecedented takeover of the U.S. capital city's police force ...
'The Administration's actions are brazenly unlawful,' Schwalb said in a statement after his suit was filed in U.S. District Court in D.C.
Yes, unlawful, compared to the lawful crimes that were happening before? 👇
More from CNBC:
Trump signed an executive order Monday commanding Mayor Muriel Bowser to temporarily hand over the MPD to the federal government, while pressuring Congress to let him keep that control for longer.
His order asserted emergency powers over D.C. by invoking a never-before-used section of the Home Rule Act, the 52-year-old law that established district's local government.
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress jurisdiction over D.C. in "all cases whatsoever." Between 1874 and 1973, there was no local government in place, meaning all law enforcement in the city was directly overseen by the federal government, which appointed a board of commissioners to run things.
Trump is "pressuring Congress" because Congress has the authority to decide who controls the police force in the city. Congress also retains the ability to overturn all locally passed legislation, and oversees the city's budget.
So you can evaluate CNBC's objectivity in choosing that language, as Trump is also "pressuring Congress" because Section 740 of the 1973 Home Rule Act requires him to.
The Home Rule Act gives the president authority to take control of the "Metropolitan Police force for Federal purposes" when "special conditions of an emergency nature exist," but he must write Congress to give "reason for such direction and the period of time during which the need for such services is likely to continue."
D.C. Attorney General Schwalb, however, says Trump's order violates the D.C.'s right to "self-governance."
'They go well beyond the bounds of the President's limited authority and instead seek a hostile takeover of MPD. They infringe on the District's right to self-governance and put the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk,' Schwalb said.
(Anyone want to take bets on which activist judge will order Trump to stop making the streets safe?)
Hope DC residents enjoyed the safety while it lasted!
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