The Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to back away from appointing a commissioner to take command of Washington, D.C., police after a federal judge expressed concerns Friday.

Government attorneys said at a hearing that Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head Terry Cole will instead become President Trump’s designee to request services from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) under the president’s emergency authority invoked this week.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes indicated she was prepared to declare Cole’s installment as commissioner unlawful........

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