Watch: DC officials give remarks on Trump lawsuit amid police takeover

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb will give remarks following the first court hearing into the District’s lawsuit against the Trump administration amid President Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital.

Schwalb, a Democrat, sued Trump early Friday after the administration installed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head to command the city’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The complaint alleges that DEA Administrator Terry Cole’s appointment is an overreach of the District’s Home Rule Act, which Trump invoked to surge police resources, including deploying National Guard troops.

“There is no greater risk to public safety in a large, professional police force like MPD than to not know who is in command,” the lawsuit reads. 

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who was out of town Thursday, will be in attendance.

The comments also come as Trump signaled earlier this week that he plans to work with Republicans in Congress to extend the takeover beyond 30 days.

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