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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore, Maya Yang and agencies

Washington DC and White House agree to scale back Trump ‘takeover’ of city police

DC attorney general Brian Schwalb and DC mayor Muriel Bowser give a statement to the press after a court session on Trump’s city police takeover.
DC attorney general Brian Schwalb and DC mayor Muriel Bowser give a statement to the press after a court session on Trump’s city police takeover. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters

White House officials and attorneys for Washington DC have agreed to scale back the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.

Under an agreement announced early Friday evening, the US capital city’s Metropolitan police department will remain under the control of its chief, Pamela Smith, instead of Terry Cole, the top administrator for the Drug and Enforcement Administration (DEA), according to reports.

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