The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.

Bondi designated Terry Cole, who is primarily the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as the city's “emergency police commissioner," on Thursday and said the role gave Cole the same power as current Police Chief Pamela Smith.

Under the accord presented by the two sides to U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, Trump administration lawyers conceded that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointed police chief, Pamela Smith, would remain in command of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

Under the agreement, Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police will go back under the chairmanship of Pamela Smith, effectively removing Terry Cole, the top administrator for the Drug and Enforcement Admini

(ABC 6 News) — The Trump administration is continuing its federal takeover of the Washington D.C. Police Force. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed DEA head Terry Cole as the new emergency police commissioner. The D.C. Attorney General fired back with a lawsuit, arguing the administration is carrying out a “hostile takeover.”

A federal judge on Friday considered placing a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration's takeover of Washington D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department.