Kyle Cheney:
D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith has filed a statement with the court saying she didn't know about Trump's intent to take control of the city police until he announced it at a press conference.
DC POLICE CHIEF: "In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single government action that would cause a greater threat to law and order than this dangerous directive." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283776/gov.uscourts.dcd.283776.2.3.pdf