Weeks before President Donald Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police, the Metropolitan Police Department was hit with accusations of allegedly juking crime stats for more favorable results.

U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (VA-8), Steny Hoyer (MD-5), Jamie Raskin (MD-8), Jennifer McClellan (VA-4), Glenn Ivey (MD-4), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Sarah Elfreth (MD-3), Eugene Vindman (VA-7), and April McClain Delaney (MD-6) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s announcement that he would temporarily federalize the Washington D.

At least one high-ranking officer has been suspended so far over the disturbing allegations, which the DC Police Union has said effectively reflect standard operating procedure.

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith will remain in control of the Metropolitan Police Department after D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday challenging what he called an unlawful attempt by the federal government to seize control of the city’s police force.

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that President Donald Trump is going far beyond his power under the law.

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.

Departures from the Metropolitan Police Department spiked during amid the 2023 crime wave but has shown no signs of slowing down.

Following earlier orders from President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directing Drug Enforcement Administrator Terry Cole to assume control of MPD, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued the Trump administration.