And he took two actions. Number one, he invokes Section 740 of the D.C. home Rule act, placing the D.C. police directly under federal control. And number two, He signed a memorandum to the Secretary of Defense to utilize the National Guard. He placed DEA Administrator Terry Cole as the interim federal commissioner of D.C. police. And he also announced plans to temporarily, temporarily reassign 120 FBI agents in D.C. to nighttime patrol duties. (06:27–06:33)
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Asserts that President Trump signed a memorandum to use the National Guard in D.C.
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