D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed back on the order, saying "there is no statute that conveys the District’s personnel authority to a federal official."

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit saying Trump is going beyond his legal power over the nation’s capital.

In the nation’s capital, a conflict over who controls the city is escalating. On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi directed city officials to follow a new chain of command. Video Quality Speed 00:00 02:21 On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi directed city officials to follow a new chain of command. (TNND)

New order will have DEA head serve as the designee of the attorney general for the purposes of requesting service.

Under the accord presented by the two sides to U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, Trump administration lawyers conceded that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointed police chief, Pamela Smith, would remain in command of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.

Federal court dispute ends with compromise allowing Trump administration police control while blocking DEA chief appointment and maintaining local police leadership structure.