In a declaration as a part of the D.C. attorney general's lawsuit against the Trump administration, Police Chief Pamela Smith criticizes the federal takeover.

Earlier Friday, the nation's capital filed a lawsuit to block Republican President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department.

The White House has backed off plans for a full takeover of the D.C. police force and will allow for the city’s police chief to remain in charge after a judge indicated they would block the move.

Attorney General Pam Bondi designated Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as "Emergency Police Commissioner," effectively handing over all the powers and duties vested in the Metropolitan Police Chief to him.

As Donald Trump took over the control of Washington DC's police in an attempt to curb what the administration said a steep rise in violence, police ch.

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith will remain in control of the Metropolitan Police Department after D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday challenging what he called an unlawful attempt by the federal government to seize control of the city’s police force.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday issued a revised directive that leaves Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith in charge of the city's police force, following a successful emergency legal effort by local D.C. leaders that challenged the administration's attempted total takeover of the MPD as unlawful.

An executive order issued Aug. 14 reverses a long-standing policy prohibiting local officers from assisting ICE agents.

The position will give Cole the same authority as Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, who reports directly to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

DC Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith issued an order giving cops the authority to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about potential illegal immigrants not in MPD custody.