Bondi purporting to install Terry Cole, the head of the DEA, as D.C.’s “emergency police commissioner,” a commissar of sorts over the entire force. She also purported to issue new guidance rescinding previous directions on enforcement priorities from the local police chief.
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb quickly issued an opinion that Bondi had exceeded the statutory authority that allows for the use of D.C. police for federal purposes. By this morning, Schwalb had filed suit in federal court in D.C. to block Bondi’s power grab.
Meanwhile, the saga of the sandwich guy is starting to take on real importance. Improbably, Sean Charles Dunn was a DOJ employee at the time he threw the Subway sandwich at an officer on a street corner. Bondi has since fired him. But things gets more interesting from there.
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still showing 8/14's article. the tpm home page's link goes to 8/15
FYI, Costco never sold mifepristone. Media got it wrong. “Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, WHICH HAS NOT CHANGED, is based on the lack of demand from our members and other patients, who we understand generally have the drug dispensed by their medical providers," Costco said.