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Trump Admin Retracts Appointment of ‘Emergency Police Commissioner’ in DC After Court Order

The district sued after the attorney general ordered the police to submit control to an emergency commissioner.
Trump Admin Retracts Appointment of ‘Emergency Police Commissioner’ in DC After Court Order
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (R), joined by Chief of Police at the Metropolitan Police Department Pamela Smith, speaks at a press conference after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department at the Wilson Building in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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Joseph Lord
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The Trump administration on Aug. 15 agreed to leave Washington Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith in charge of the force, instead of appointing an emergency police commissioner to lead the department.

The MPD is still obligated to fulfill policing requests made by the Trump administration to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser while the city remains under a public security emergency declared by President Donald Trump on Aug. 11.
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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