Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” as she carries out President Donald Trump's unprecedented decision to take over the Washington police department.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Terry Cole, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as "emergency police commissioner" of Washington, D.C. The designation gives Cole the powers and responsibilities of the chief of police,

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as the "emergency police commissioner" of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department.