US Attorney General Pam Bondi named the head of the DEA as DC’s “emergency police commissioner” which will “grant him powers of a police chief,” AP reported.
Bondi’s decision to name Terry Cole as DC’s emergency police commissioner comes as President Trump federalized DC to quell the violence.
The AP reported:
Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid the federal takeover.
Bondi said in an directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.” The Metropolitan Police Department “must receive approval from Commissioner Cole” before issuing any orders, Bondi said.
Crime is soaring in DC, especially juvenile crime, because of the Democrats’ far-left policies.
This week DC’s Police Chief Pamela Smith stunned the public when she appeared confused after a reporter asked her about the chain of command.
“What does that mean?” Pamela Smith asked the reporter as Mayor Muriel Bowser swooped in and took over the mic.
WATCH:
I’ve never known of any police chief who doesn’t know what “chain of command” means
Maybe the first piece of cleaning up crime in DC is to reform hiring practices
— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) August 12, 2025
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