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US attorney general names DEA boss Cole as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug ...

Bondi names DC ’emergency police commissioner’

Attorney General Pam Bondi tapped the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chief Thursday to serve as Washington’s ...

Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ‘emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police ...

White House Backs Off ‘Hostile Takeover’ of D.C. Police After Lawsuit

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 ...

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.

DOJ backs off attempt to install emergency DC police chief

New order will have DEA head serve as the designee of the attorney general for the purposes of requesting service.
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DEA chief named DC emergency police commissioner in federal law enforcement takeover

The head of the DEA has been given the powers of D.C.’s police chief, part of a Trump administration law enforcement takeover ...

DC officials defy Bondi order appointing ‘emergency police commissioner’ in federal takeover

Amid Trump’s push to reduce crime by sidelining the district's home rule status, Pam Bondi tapped DEA chief Terry Cole to assume MPD chief duties.

Who Is Terry Cole? Pam Bondi Names DC 'Emergency Police Commissioner'

President Donald Trump announced earlier this week the decision to federalize Washington, D.C., as he cited crime and violence.