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    Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social

    BREAKING: DC leadership rejects Bondi order and asserts she has no authority to rescind DC police orders or to replace the police chief. Will a lawsuit follow?

    Mayor Muriel Bowser @MayorBowser Let us be clear about what the law requires during a Presidential declared emergency: it requires the mayor of Washington, DC to provide the services of the Metropolitan Police Department for federal purposes at the request of the President. We have followed the law. In reference to the U.S. Attorney General's order, there is no statute that conveys the District's personnel authority to a federal official. Brian Schwalb Attorney Geecral OFFICE OF THE ATTE NEY GENERAL = Rogust 14, 2025 OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL se: Legal Effect of U.S. Attorney General Order 6370-2025, Restoring Safety and Security to th District of Celumbla eMPD eius cobenue to loikew your eroers and not the eroets of afy olical bee appetied by loe Mayee. ief of Police or issue any executive orders, general orders, or ocher written directives chat apply members of MPD. Sincerely, Balle ran L. Schwal Borasy Georal for the District of Columb etropolitan Police Depurtmo Excutive Office of the Chief of Police 441 4h Street, NW [ Washington, DC 20001 Dear Chief Smith: It is my opinion that the Bondi Order is unlawful, and that you are not legally obligated to follow it. or replace the Chief of Police, do aher the chain ef command within MPD, to demand services drecty rom you, MPD, er anyone other than the Mayor, to rescind ee suspend MIPD ceders or directives; de bel at coral create phonite of airwer cartine oricine tou te timo tuneuc In addition, the Hoene Rule Act vests the exccutive power of the Disrict in the Mayve. See D.C. Code $ through the heads of administrative 11:45 PM • 8/14/25 • 3.3K ViewsGOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL * * Brian Schwalb Attorney General August 14, 2025 OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Re: Legal Effect of U.S. Attorney General Order 6370-2025, "Restoring Safety and Security to the District of Columbia" Pamela A. Smith Chief of Police Metropolitan Police Department Executive Office of the Chief of Police 441 4th Street, NW | Washington, DC 20001 Dear Chief Smith: I have reviewed Order No. 6370-2025 (Bondi Order), "Restoring Safety and Security to the District of Columbia," issued late this evening by United States Attorney General Pamela Bondi. The Bondi Order purports to vest all powers and duties of the Chief of Police in Drug Enforcement Administrator Terrence C. Cole as "Emergency Police Commissioner" of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). It also purports to rescind MPD Executive Order EO-25-005, as well as suspend provisions of General Orders GO-PER-201.26 and GO-PCA-702.01. It further directs MPD to enforce District laws and regulations pertaining to unlawful occupancy of public spaces and to rescind any MPD directives that conflict with any provision of the Bondi Order. It is my opinion that the Bondi Order is unlawful, and that you are not legally obligated to follow it. Section 740 of the Home Rule Act provides the President with the authority to direct the Mayor to provide services of the Metropolitan Police Department in order to address special circumstances of an emergency nature and for federal purposes. It does not authorize the President, or his delegee, to remove or replace the Chief of Police; to alter the chain of command within MPD; to demand services directly from you, MPD, or anyone other than the Mayor; to rescind or suspend MPD orders or directives; or to set the general enforcement priorities of MPD or otherwise determine how the District pursues purely local law enforcement. The Bondi Order is, therefore, ultra vires. In addition, the Home Rule Act vests the executi…respect and obey the Chief of Police as the head and chief of the police force, subject to the rules, regulations, and general orders of the Council of the District of Columbia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia." D.C. Code § 5-127.03. Having been duly appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council, you are the lawfully appointed Chief of Police of the District of Columbia. Therefore, members of MPD must continue to follow your orders and not the orders of any official not appointed by the Mayor. Regardless of the Bondi Order, no official other than you may exercise all the powers and duties of the Chief of Police or issue any executive orders, general orders, or other written directives that apply to members of MPD. Sincerely, Balle Brian L. Schwalb Attorney General for the District of Columbia 2
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    Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social

    this is just straight-up dictatorship and it’s repulsive and pathetic our newspapers and TV stations still won’t say so. there is no emergency. there is no precedent for this in US history. Trump is establishing military and paramilitary control of the capital

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    Greg Pak @gregpak.net

    "Dunn’s attorney says he tried to turn himself in, but instead, 20 officers came to his home to arrest him."

    Just think about that for a minute.

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    Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social

    They just unilaterally replaced DC's black woman police chief with a white MAGA man

    DC Metro Police Chief Pamela SmithDEA administrator Terry Cole
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