I'm like, wait, dictators and tyrants are fighting crime? Like that's a bad thing. Really? Well, and, and the federal government has authority over D.C. explicitly under the Constitution. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution gives Congress, quote, exclusive legislation over D.C. and Congress through its delegate. The D.C. council designated that the president serves as the D.C. national Guard's commander in chief. (10:52–11:01)
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Cites constitutional basis for Congress's legislative authority over DC.
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