Seizes control of DC police, declaring a "Crime Emergency"

Trump declared a "Crime Emergency" in the District of Columbia, federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department and effectively stripping the D.C. mayor of control over law enforcement. The move was justified as necessary to restore "law and order" in the capital, but was widely seen as a politically motivated assertion of federal dominance over a heavily Democratic city and a test case for deploying federal power in local jurisdictions.

"Restoring Law and Order in the District of Columbia." — Title of Presidential Memorandum