House Republicans are demanding records tied to an internal Metropolitan Police Department investigation after more than a dozen Washington, D.C., police officials were placed on leave amid allegations that crime statistics were manipulated to make the nation’s capital appear safer than it actually was.
Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said Tuesday that the department’s move to terminate officials allegedly involved in manipulating crime data vindicated the committee’s long-running investigation into MPD leadership.
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“The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s decision to terminate officials responsible for manipulating crime data and cultivating a culture of fear to advance their agenda is a step in the right direction,” Comer said in a statement. “But make no mistake: these terminations are a direct result of the House Oversight Committee’s work.”
Comer also took aim at Democrats who dismissed the investigation as politically motivated, arguing that lawmakers and district officials
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