Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) denounced the Trump administration’s move to federalize the city’s police force as “unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful.”

Schwalb said Monday in a post on social platform X, after President Trump’s announcement in the morning, a “crime emergency” doesn’t exist in the District, noting that violent crime reached a 30-year low last year and is currently 26 percent lower this year than at this same point last year.

“We are considering all of our options and will do what is necessary to protect the rights and safety of District residents,” he said.........

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