US EditionTrump's DC Police Maneuver Contradicted by Crime Statistics
Trump aims to repeal the Home Rule Act to impose full federal control over Washington D.C. despite a 35% crime drop in 2024, facing political and legal challenges.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump invoked the Home Rule Act, declaring a 'crime emergency' and taking control of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
- The U.S. Constitution grants Congress legislative authority over Washington, D.C., and the 1973 Home Rule Act allowed local autonomy, despite violent crime surging in 2023.
- He controls 2,700 National Guard soldiers and airmen and deployed 800 troops to Washington, with a March executive order establishing a task force.
- Experts warn that repealing the Home Rule Act requires 60 Senate votes, but courts could block a full federal takeover, and Democrats are unlikely to support repeal.
- The D.C. Superior Court currently has 13 vacancies, a 21% rate, which could grow by two more by January 2026, and seats are unlikely to be filled soon with the Senate in recess until September.
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