Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday evening issued an additional order that directs the District of Columbia’s police force to

D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a restraining order against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive assuming control over the Metropolitan Police Department.

Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb declared that in his view, an order issued by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi "is unlawful"

The attorney general’s comments came as she issued a new directive voiding commands issued – as recently as earlier Thursday –  by DC Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith.

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy

The meeting came after Trump on Monday announced plans to use a 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act provision to send National Guard troops to D.C. and temporarily federalize the city.