Overview

• President Trump placed the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deployed about 800 National Guard troops, citing rising crime even as data show violent offenses in D.C. have fallen since 2023
• On MSNBC, George Conway compared Trump to Tony Soprano and accused his administration of ‘gangsterism’ for using intimidation tactics beyond its legal authority
• Conway cautioned that federal involvement in local law enforcement erodes the balance of power and urged people in industry, politics and academia to unite in resistance
• Former DHS official Miles Taylor described the fallout from being blacklisted, saying security-clearance revocations and investigations have upended his business, relationships and finances
• Trump signaled he will seek congressional approval to extend the takeover past its 30-day limit, setting up a partisan fight over federal reach into local policing