President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of assigning military attorneys to civilian cases in Washington, D.C. In a move framed as part of his effort to tackle crime in the nation’s capital, Trump deploys military lawyers in D.C., assigning 20 members of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps […]
Trump Federalizes D.C. Police, Deploys Guard
President Donald Trump announced on August 11, 2025 that his administration is seizing control of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and deploying 800 National Guard troops to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital. Declaring it “Liberation Day in D.C.,” Trump framed the move as an aggressive federal rescue mission […]