District officials said they were still in command of the department, operating as usual having received no new orders from the Trump administration. The city’s police chief, Pamela A. Smith, has been supplying ideas about how federal law enforcement could be used by D.C. — not the other way around, according to a D.C. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive, ongoing talks.
The White House, however, continued to project clear control. “We plan to work with the D.C. police,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, “but ultimately the chain of command is as such: The president of the United States; the attorney general of the United States; our DEA administrator, Terry Cole,” who she said “is in charge of” the department and is “working with the chief to ensure that law enforcement officers are allowed to do their jobs in this city.”
On Tuesday evening, the White House announced the National Guard would begin to arrive on D.C.’s streets that night. Defense Department officials said a small number had been mobilized, with more expected in coming days. About 800 National Guard members are expected to be a part of the mission.
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