The D.C. AG tipped his hand with a legal opinion advising local police that AG Pam Bondi's order was "unlawful" and not to be followed. Now there's a lawsuit. The post 'This is the gravest threat': DC AG sues Trump and Pam Bondi for 'brazenly unlawful' takeover just hours after telling police chief to ignore US attorney general first appeared on Law & Crime.

Washington, D.C., sued the Trump administration Friday, alleging the president overstepped his authority in a takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department—legal action that comes a day after the Trump administration attempted to effectively replace D.C.’s police commissioner with a federal official.

The White House has backed off plans for a full takeover of the D.C. police force and will allow for the city’s police chief to remain in charge after a judge indicated they would block the move.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes refused to block Trump's takeover of DC police but said federal changes in policing must go through the mayor.

D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a restraining order against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive assuming control over the Metropolitan Police Department.

The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s move to install a new “emergency police commissioner” in Washington, D.C., has been met with immediate opposition from the capital’s top officials. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.