The White House Law Enforcement Op-Ed

Can the National Guard crime stop crime beyond D.C.? A. Benjamin Mannes September 10, 2025 September 9, 2025

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While President Trump’s recent deployment of the National Guard to assist federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C., has been successful in curbing out of control crime in our nation’s capital, Washington’s unique legal landscape makes it hard to duplicate in other crime-ridden cities.

D.C. is not a state, and federal law enforcement agencies like the US Park Police, Federal Protective Service, Secret Service Uniform Division, and US Capitol Police already had concurrent jurisdiction to police the streets with the Metropolitan Police and Metro Transi

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