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National Guard arrives in Washington, D.C.

Members of the D.C. National Guard have begun appearing on the streets of Washington after President Trump deployed approximately 800 guardsmen and assumed control of the District's police department for 30 days. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Aug 12, 2025 (02:41)

TRANSCRIPT FOR: “NATIONAL GUARD ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AS PART OF TRUMP'S CRIME CRACKDOWN”

MAJOR GARRETT:
00:02:03

So for any duration? Any duration. The federalization of the municipal police department, that has a 30-day window on it. But some of this feels fungible, because there's no guarantee it lasts the whole 30 days, nor is there a guarantee this isn't enacted again in the future. And we spoke to one longtime community activist in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC, who said his concern is not extra police. His concern is if you take the police, do you give them back? And we want them back eventually. The DC police back in the jurisdictional control of the mayor, the city council, and the police chief and all the rest. That's right. Scott MacFarlane, I appreciate it very much. Thank you sir.

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