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

Bondi designated Terry Cole, who is primarily the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as the city's “emergency police commissioner," on Thursday and said the role gave Cole the same power as current Police Chief Pamela Smith.

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)

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

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.

In a declaration as a part of the D.C. attorney general's lawsuit against the Trump administration, Police Chief Pamela Smith criticizes the federal takeover.

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