
Bondi Puts DEA Chief in Charge of D.C. Police, Prompting Legal Pushback
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ordered the head of the DEA to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department, stripping decision-making authority from its chief.
Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ordered the head of the DEA to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department, stripping decision-making authority from its chief.
President Donald Trump has appointed Terry Cole, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, to oversee the federal takeover of the Washington, D.C., police department.
A group of former DEA agents is urging senators to scrutinize President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the agency, Terrance Cole, over his connection to two deadly operations abroad that left dozens dead in Colombia and Mexico.