US Edition‘It’s Not Fully over’: DC Leaders Talk About What’s Next After the Crime Emergency Ends
Former NBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner warns that political violence risks rising amid the militarized federal crackdown in Washington, D.C., where arrests include over 2,300 people, officials say.
- Washington, D.C.'s federal law enforcement surge has ended after a period of extensive National Guard and federal presence to address public safety.
- The surge began amid political tensions with President Trump deploying armed military units from loyal governors to cities run by opponents.
- Community leaders report mixed reactions: some residents feel exhaustion and scrutiny, while officials note reduced crime and emphasize cooperative federal-local efforts.
- Reported violent crime dropped 10% during the surge period, yet about 80% of D.C. residents opposed the federal takeover of local police authority.
- The situation raises ongoing political questions Mayor Bowser must address while activists circulate a petition to recall her before her term ends next year.
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Success Against Crime: Deployment of National Guard and the Federalization of Local Law Enforcement Makes DC Safer
The DC crime rate has plummeted during the thirty days since President Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., deployed the National Guard and federalized the DC police.
DC mayor’s handling of Trump deployment roils residents who want more pushback
Jawanna Hardy, founder of a group that works with victims of gun violence as young as 3, said many in her community were hopeful when President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital.
Ex-NBC Legal Analyst: Trump's DC Crime Policy Makes Lowering 'Insane Rhetoric' Harder
After conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot but before he was pronounced dead on Wednesday, former NBC and MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner declared on The Jim Acosta Show that we all have to tone down the “insane rhetoric,” but claimed that is hard to do because of President Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C.
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