D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said his office’s first instinct isn’t to a file a lawsuit in response to President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the city’s police department.

"This is an affront to the dignity and autonomy of the 700,000 Americans who call D.C. home,” District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb says.

Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging a \"hostile takeover\" of the Metropolitan Police Departme

Washington, D. C. , Attorney General Brian Schwalb claimed Tuesday on CNN’s “The Arena With Kasie Hunt” that his office is “holding young people” accountable for their crimes after the host read off headlines of attacks committed by juveniles.

Instead, instead the candidates were Brian Schwalb, who was endorsed by Racine, as well as Bruce Spiva and Ryan Jones. Schwalb was called the projected winner at 12:03 a.m. He tweeted, "Thank you DC!

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as the "emergency police commissioner" of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department.

The Office of the DC Attorney General sent an email to area hospitals on Thursday afternoon warning them to prepare for an influx of involuntary hospitalizations as the White House ordered an increase of law enforcement in Washington, DC.

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-K.Y.) said he plans to hold a hearing with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), and Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) in September following President Trump’s announcement that he will take federal control of the city.