Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., this week signed an executive order to formalize her administration’s cooperation with federal forces despite her vocal criticism of President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize law enforcement in the city.
In the order issued on Tuesday, Bowser said Washington would “ensure coordination with federal law enforcement to the maximum extent allowable by law within the District” and requires that the city government “continue to communicate its priorities to federal counterparts and other ways the federal government can assist the District.”
Progressive groups criticized the order, with Legal Defense Fund associate director counsel Todd A. Cox calling it “alarming, misguided, and profoundly disappointing” in a statement.
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