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The police takeover is the latest move by Trump to test the limits of his legal authorities to carry out his agenda.
Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington DC as part of a crime purge that will also banish homeless people from the capital.
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National Guard troops pulled up in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12. They weren't armed then, but they could be soon, Army officials said.
President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.