The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating whether the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., has been manipulating crime statistics following allegations made by President Donald Trump and the head of the district’s police union.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro is leading the investigation, according to NBC4 Washington. The Washington Post first reported on the news.
A spokesperson for Pirro’s office declined to comment on the existence of such an investigation, and the Washington Examiner contacted the MPD for comment.
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Reports on the investigation surfaced a day after Trump suggested the MPD is being investigated over its allegedly fake crime data.
“D.C. gave Fake Crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is
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