Trump’s control of the D.C. police is due to expire tonight. Then what?

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(Andrew Harnik | Getty Images)President Trump’s takeover of local D.C. police is set to expire Wednesday, even as other forms of federal control continue. How long can Trump’s D.C. takeover last? “Mayor Muriel Bowser of D.C. has become very popular because she worked with me and my great people in bringing CRIME down to virtually NOTHING in D.C.,” Trump wrote on Truth Social last week. Trump’s D.C. takeover has led to more arrests. A local police vehicle drives past a demonstration against the deployment of the National Guard and increased immigration raids in Washington, D.C., in late August.