Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb declared that in his view, an order issued by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi “is unlawful”
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U.S.AttorneyGeneralPamBondiissuedanorderonThursdaytoslapdownD.C.MetropolitanPoliceDepartmentsanctuarypoliciesandplaceDrugEnforcementAdministrationAdministratorTerrenceColeinchargeofthedepartmentasemergencypolicecommissioner— butD.C.MayorMurielBowserpushedback,highlightingaletterinwhichDistrictofColumbiaAttorneyGeneralBrianSchwalbopinedthattheorderfromBondi“isunlawful.”
“InreferencetotheU.S.AttorneyGeneral’sorder,thereisnostatutethatconveystheDistrict’spersonnelauthoritytoafederalofficial,”Bowsersaidinasocialmediapost.
BowserincludedaletterfromSchwalbtoMPDPoliceChiefPamelaSmith,inwhichtheD.C.attorneygeneralsaidthat,inhisview,theorderfromBondi“isunlawful”andthatSmithis“notlegallyobligatedtofollowit.”
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