The order effectively strips authority from the head of the Metropolitan Police Department days after Trump launched a federal crackdown on crime in the city.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb are clapping back a late-night attempt by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to unlawfully usurp the D.C. police chief. Their message: We’ll see you in court, President Trump.

The D.C. AG tipped his hand with a legal opinion advising local police that AG Pam Bondi's order was "unlawful" and not to be followed. Now there's a lawsuit. The post 'This is the gravest threat': DC AG sues Trump and Pam Bondi for 'brazenly unlawful' takeover just hours after telling police chief to ignore US attorney general first appeared on Law & Crime.