D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Trump administration has no authority to essentially install a new head of the MPD.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser wrote on social media that “there is no statute that conveys the District’s personnel authority to a federal official.” ...

Schwalb sent a letter to Smith on Thursday evening informing her that the “Bondi Order is unlawful,” and “you are not legally obligated to follow it.” ...