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What to know about President Trump's federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s police department

Name: What to know about President Trump's federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s police department
Uploaded: 2025-08-12T07:09:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: President Trump has ordered federal authorities to take control of the Washington, D.C., police department. He claims there's a crime emergency, but Washington's mayor says crime has been plummeting. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

President Trump has ordered federal authorities to take control of the Washington, D.C., police department. He claims there's a crime emergency, but Washington's mayor says crime has been plummeting. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.