Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to place the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and activate the National Guard in Washington, D.C., announcing plans to introduce a joint resolution to end the emergency in the coming days.
Raskin, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, is preparing a legislative challenge to President Donald Trump’s takeover, which the president declared Monday under Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The law allows Congress to terminate a presidential emergency declaration affecting the District after a 48-hour waiting period. Raskin stated he intends to introduce such a resolution later this week.
Raskin said in an interview with Axios that violent crime in the District has declined in recent years and questioned
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