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Highlighted text: he may direct the Mayor to provide him, and the Mayor shall provide, such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the President may deem necessary and appropriate. Entire text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the President of the United States determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for federal purposes, he may direct the Mayor to provide him, and the Mayor shall provide, such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the President may deem necessary and appropriate. In no case, however, shall such services made available pursuant to any such direction under this subsection extend for a period in excess of 48 hours unless the President has, prior to the expiration of such period, notified the Chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committees on the District of Columbia of the Senate and the House of Representatives, in writing, as to the reason for such direction and the period of time during which the need for such services is likely to continue.
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I get people don't want to adopt Trump's phrasing about 'federalizing the police', but it's pretty clear from section (a) that the President does have control over the police. It doesn't, however, eradicate the chain of command or 'militarize' the police (code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/counci... ):
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I'm seeing people trying to downplay what Trump has done, and, nope, it's bad. These aren't 'requests', as some are suggesting.
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