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"If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, & quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City," #Trump added.

Trump’s latest threat to take over #WashingtonDC came after he learned that #ElonMusk protégé & former #DOGE staffer known as #BigBalls was injured in an attempted carjacking Sunday morning in #DC.

#law #democracy #Constitution #ArticleOne #HomeRuleAct #DCstatehood

law.cornell.edu/constitution-c

dccouncil.gov/dc-home-rule/

LII / Legal Information InstituteClause XVII

#Trump threatens to take over #WashingtonDC governance

Trump said on Tues the #FederalGovernment could take control of #Washington, #DC if the local govt "doesn't get its act together," with his comments coming in a social media post complaining about crime in the #US capital.

"The Law in DC must be changed to prosecute these 'minors' as adults, & lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14," Trump posted.

#law #democracy #Constitution #ArticleOne #HomeRuleAct
reuters.com/world/us/trump-thr

i was #carjacked once. and while i spent a lot of time in SE #DC in my early 20s, the carjacking was in des moines, ia.

i was driving to a former teacher's house to fix her computer or something and i didn't put my contacts in and i was at an intersection and a dude gets in my car and tells me he doesn't want to hurt me, just drive drive! so we're driving, i'm freaking out and he's telling me to turn here, there, starts smoking crack and offers me some and i said "i am DRIVING?" 1/2

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The #Senate has confirmed former #FoxNews host #JeaninePirro as the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, filling the post after #Trump withdrew his controversial first pick, conservative activist #EdMartin Jr.

Pirro, a former county prosecutor & elected judge, was confirmed 50-45. Before becoming the acting #USAttorney for #DC in May, she co-hosted the FauxNews show "The Five" on weekday evenings, where she frequently interviewed Trump.

#law
npr.org/2025/08/03/nx-s1-54914