WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city’s law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb sought an emergency restraining order in the federal court lawsuit, which argues the Trump administration is going far beyond the president’s legal powers.
“The administration’s unlawful actions are an affront to the dignity and autonomy of the 700,000 Americans who call D.C. home. This is the gravest threat to Home Rule that the District has ever faced, and we are fighting to stop it,” Schwalb said.
I’ve honestly been wondering when Washington, D.C.'s leaders were going to do something, hell ANYTHING, to push back against Donald’s blatant fascist takeover.
Even if all this accomplishes is making it less convenient for Donald, it’s about goddamn time someone did something.