Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a 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,

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as the "emergency police commissioner" of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department.

DC officials rejected U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's order that Terry Cole, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, be made the “emergency police commissioner” of the MPD.

Lawsuit challenges Trump's executive order federalizing D.C. police and Bondi's installation of DEA head as emergency police commissioner as unlawful.