Michael Sullivan was just settling into his role as chief of the Capitol Police when President Donald Trump shined a bright light on law enforcement in the nation’s capital. Trump’s move to exert emergency powers over local police and deploy the National Guard has been felt throughout the District, as Sullivan can attest.

Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's capital.

Nearly 400 arrests have been made since President Donald Trump declared a public safety emergency in the District and activated National Guard troops to assist local law enforcement, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

FBI Director Kash Patel said 380 people have been arrested in Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump federalized the local police department and sent hundreds of federal law enforcement to the district.

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy.

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb joined CNN’s The Situation Room to discuss the latest pushback against the Trump administration’s efforts to control DC policing, arguing the Home Rule Act does not give Trump the authority to carry out its attempts to remove or replace the chief of police.

The president has suggested he could bring the military to Democrat-controlled cities like New York City, Chicago, Baltimore and Oakland next.

Restaurants in Washington, D.C., have experienced a sharp decline in reservations and foot traffic after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and mobilized National Guard troops in the city.

Donald Trump has claimed that Democrats are ringing him to thank him for making it “safe” to dine out in Washington DC , despite restaurants seeing a sharp decline in attendance since his police takeover.