Bondi Retreats From Police Takeover Order, Allows D.C. Chief to Stay in Command

WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours after ordering a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has reversed course, issuing a new directive that keeps Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith in her role as top officer. The about-face came Friday after attorneys from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and…

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb speaks in 2023