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Trump warns he may bypass Congress with national emergency to keep DC police control beyond 30 days

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President Donald Trump said he may declare a national emergency to maintain control of Washington, D.C.'s police force if Congress doesn't work with him to extend the current federalization plan.Trump made the statement during a press conference at the Kennedy Center in Washington, arguing he can maintain control over the Metropolitan Police Department indefinitely if he declares a national emergency. Under the current structure, the federal government took control over the MPD for a 30-day period on Monday."Your federalization of the police has a 30-day limit unless Congress acts to extend it...

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