Trump's Federal Crime Crackdown Appears to Be More About Optics

Has Washington DC crime fallen two weeks on from Trump's takeover?

Trump says crimes in the capital "are down like we wouldn't believe" following his crackdown.

Trump's federal crime crackdown appears to be more about optics

WASHINGTON — Just days into his federal takeover of Washington's police force, President Trump declared the problem solved.

Photos of week three of Washington’s federal takeover, as troops on patrol start carrying guns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washingtonians are in their third week of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement patrolling their streets, now carrying firearms and drawing sporadic protests against President Donald Trump's directive.

Federal Judge Slams The 'Lawlessness' Of Trump's D.C. Takeover - Above the Law

Federal magistrate judge Zia M. Faruqui is not happy about Donald Trump’s authoritarian takeover of Washington D.C. — and the resulting disrespect for basic constitutional rights. Yesterday in his courtroom was the case of Torez Riley, a Black man charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Riley was on his was on his way to a Trader Joe’s when stopped by law enforcement, who searched his bag. Judge Faruqui called the search so obviously unco…

Judge Rules Black Man Was Unlawfully Arrested In DC Amid Trump’s Federal Takeover Of Law Enforcement

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Well, well, well — it has been less than three weeks since President Donald Trump militarized the police in Washington, D.C., as part of a federal takeover after lying about crime being on the rise in the district, and — wouldn’t you know it — Black people in D.C. are already having their civil rights violated. According to NPR, on Monday, a federal judge dismissed a weapons case against a Black man held in th…