Today, Trump announced in a press conference that he would be taking federal control over the Washington DC police force and likely deploying National Guard troops to patrol the streets of DC, citing his authority under the DC Home Rule Act and saying an emergency exists because of rampant crime in our country's capitol. What does this all mean? Can he even do this? We'll break it all down today.
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