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Trump INSTANTLY FOLDS as Lawsuit FORCES HIS HAND

2025-08-15 News & Politics
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Federal Judge Forces Trump Administration to Cede Control Over D.C. Police Department

Discover how judicial intervention by Judge Anna Reyes leveraged constitutional law to successfully block the Trump administration’s attempt to seize control of Washington D.C.’s police department leadership.

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  • The Trump administration backed down from its illegal order federalizing D.C. policing after Federal Judge Anna Reyes threatened an emergency injunction.
  • The action preserved D.C.’s self-governance rights established under the Home Rule Act against a clear executive overreach.
  • The final negotiated resolution maintains local authority, requiring any future federal requests for police assistance to route through the Mayor.

This report details the emergency hearing where the Department of Justice (DOJ) was forced to negotiate the immediate rescission of an executive order that aimed to replace the D.C. Mayor and Police Chief with an appointed federal commissioner. Understanding the constitutional basis for this ruling is essential, as it reaffirms local control over municipal functions.

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Trump caved in the face of a certain defeat before Federal Judge Reyes today who told his DOJ that if they didn’t settle with DC and return the Police Department control to the Mayor and Police chief, she was going to issue an emergency injunction against the Trump Administration.  Michael Popok updates this new loss for Trump in his efforts to take over another blue government. Subscribe: @LegalAFMTN Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@boleam 2025-08-16

Hey guys, I found this book called The Dusk Codex and I still don’t know how it’s even online. Feels like the kind of thing you’re not supposed to just run into, the content discussed in it feels forbidden.

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@Robrulz666icloud 2025-08-15

The most Protested and despised President in American🇺🇸 history!!!! Stay strong DC 💙💪🇦🇺🇺🇸💙

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@JosephMurphy-bd1li 2025-08-15

Wouldn't it serve the people and the country better to deploy the national guard to help with the cleanup from all of the recent floods ?

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@wanda2192 2025-08-15

Kudos DC for standing up for your Rights! The People stand with you!💙💙💙💙💙💙

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@BPerez-fp6ix 2025-08-15

Why didn't he call up the national guards on Jan. 6th?? SMH 🙄

448 19 replies
@roxannecarpenter6668 2025-08-15

I'm so tired of Don the Con!!!

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@DeborahPetersen-g3x 2025-08-16

What a waste of time and money, because trump thinks he’s above the law.

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@dawnbailey4468 2025-08-15

Who's using Hitler's playbook on all of this don't forget to vote at the midterms and vote every Republican out so we can impeach this guy

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@PMac-xy7nu 2025-08-16

Thank you thank you judge. We are indebted to the judges standing up for truth, for our democracy.

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@MeidasTouch 2025-08-16

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