"Dear PoPville, This morning at 8:20, 10 uniformed national guard troops and 3 uniformed MPD spent 25 minutes harassing teenagers waiting for the school bus. This is on 20th and O Street, NW Half the kids eventually seemed to leave to find a different bus stop and the police and the National Guard followed them."
By #JacobKnutson via #DemocracyDocket on Sept 4, 2025
The #DistrictOColumbia sued President Donald #Trump Thursday to end his deployment of thousands of #NationalGuard troops in the nation’s capital.
The lawsuit alleges the president and his allies violated the #Constitution and federal law and the district’s #sovereignty by using over 2,200 National Guard troops from several different states to conduct #LawEnforcement activities in the district
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/dc-sues-trump-block-national-guard-troop-deployment/
Soon after he ordered a federal takeover of DC’s police department, President Trump announced a Department of Justice inquiry into whether police higher-ups had manipulated data to give the false impression that crime declined this year. The announcement coincided with one of DC Police Union chair Gregg Pemberton’s Fox News appearances. In the segment, Pemberton—who
Film the Police DC: If you see something, say something.
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