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WATCH: Trump’s Takeover of D.C., with Jed Rubenfeld and Matthew Continetti
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Is it legal? Is it necessary? What are the consequences?

Yesterday, President Trump declared a “public safety emergency” in Washington, D.C., announcing that he would take over the D.C. Metropolitan Police and deploy 800 National Guard troops to crack down on what he describes as an epidemic of crime and homelessness in the city.

“Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals,…

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