DOJ Scales Back Pam Bondi’s DC Policing Order Following Talks With District Attorney General..

DOJ Scales Back Pam Bondi’s DC Policing Order Following Talks With District Attorney General

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has agreed to limit Attorney General Pam Bondi’s directive that temporarily placed DEA chief Terry Cole as D.C.’s “Emergency Police Commissioner.” The decision follows a meeting with the District’s Attorney General and comes amid ongoing disputes over federal involvement in Washington’s crime-fighting efforts.

⚖️ DOJ Narrows Pam Bondi’s DC Policing Order After Legal Talks With District Leaders..

The Justice Department (DOJ) has agreed to scale back U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s directive that aimed to remove authority from the D.C. police chief and hand control to a federal official appointed by Bondi.

The compromise came after a 90-minute closed-door discussion between DOJ attorneys and the D.C. Attorney General’s office, as both sides sought a resolution to the escalating legal dispute between the Trump administration and local leaders over policing authority in the nation’s capital.

DOJ Revises Pam Bondi’s DC Police Order After Judge Presses Limits of Federal Authority..

During Friday’s court proceedings, Justice Department (DOJ) attorneys confirmed they are rewriting key sections of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s directive, which initially placed DEA chief Terry Cole in command of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Under the revised order, Cole will no longer oversee MPD operations but instead act as Bondi’s designee “for the purpose of requesting services” from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser whenever federal law enforcement requires MPD assistance.

The DOJ’s move marks a rare concession, effectively acknowledging that Bondi’s original directive overstepped federal authority under the Home Rule Act. The revision also aims to avoid a temporary restraining order from U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, who cautioned that she would intervene if the two sides could not resolve the matter.“I’m very happy that it looks like hopefully this can get figured out without a judge having to do anything,” Judge Reyes said. “But again, if I have to step in, I will.”