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Who is Terry Cole? Pam Bondi names DC "emergency police commissioner"

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President Donald Trump announced earlier this week the decision to federalize Washington, D.C., as he cited crime and violence.

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  1. Newsweek

    Who is Terry Cole? Pam Bondi names DC "emergency police commissioner" (opens Newsweek)

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    President Donald Trump announced earlier this week the decision to federalize Washington, D.C., as he cited crime and violence.

  2. ABC 12 Flint

    Trump administration claims powers of Washington, D.C. police chief (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid

  3. NPR

    Trump administration claims D.C. police chief powers, but capital leaders push back (opens NPR)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume "powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police."

  4. NBC New York

    Trump administration claims powers of D.C. police chief (opens NBC New York)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the DEA Terry Cole as D.C.’s “emergency police commissioner."

  5. Fox News

    AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation (opens Fox News)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and named DEA Administrator Terry Cole as emergency police commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department.

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' granting him powers of police chief amid takeover (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' granting him powers of police chief amid takeover.

  7. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Bondi names DEA head as DC's 'emergency police commissioner,' but capital leaders push back (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi said that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume "powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police."

  8. WMUR

    Who is DC's 'emergency police commissioner?' (opens WMUR)

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    AG Pam Bondi has named the head of the DEA to be Washington's "emergency police commissioner." Here's what to know about him.

  9. WMUR

    DEA head named DC 'emergency police commissioner' by AG (opens WMUR)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of DEA as D.C.'s "emergency police commissioner," saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief

  10. WHDH Boston

    Attorney General Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ’emergency police commissioner’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting

  11. NBC News

    Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA administrator as 'emergency' D.C. police chief (opens NBC News)

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    The order effectively strips the Metropolitan Police Department commissioner of any authority days after Trump launched a federal crackdown on crime in the city.

  12. WHDH Boston

    Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ’emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to

  13. Breitbart News

    Pam Bondi Taps DEA Head as D.C. 'Emergency Police Commissioner' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi named DEA head Terry Cole to be the D.C. "Emergency Police Commissioner" during Trump's takeover.

  14. CNN

    DC mayor and attorney general rebuke Bondi’s order appointing emergency police commissioner (opens CNN)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday evening ordered DC’s mayor and police department to accept Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency, as the district’s “emergency police commissioner” and give him full control of the department during the federal takeover — quickly drawing rebukes f…

  15. WSVN Miami

    DC leaders push back against Bondi’s order naming DEA head as ’emergency police commissioner’ - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi’s directive effectively replacing the Washington, D.C., police chief was “unlawful,” the capital’s attorney general wrote in a late

  16. NPR

    Trump administration names head of the DEA to be Washington D.C.'s police chief (opens NPR)

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington D.C.'s emergency police commissioner. The National Guard, FBI and other entities are now working to follow President Trump's directive to clean up the nation's capital.

  17. Washington Examiner

    DC officials defy Bondi order appointing ‘emergency police commissioner’ in federal takeover (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Amid Trump’s push to reduce crime by sidelining the district's home rule status, Pam Bondi tapped DEA chief Terry Cole to assume MPD chief duties.

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