Bondi backs off initial order to take over D.C. police, issues new directive that keeps chief in place

NBC ^ | 8/15/2025 | By Ryan J. Reilly, Gary Grumbach and Tim Stelloh

[cuz1961]

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.'s police chief is the force's top official once again, ...

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...Chief Terry Cole will now be considered Bondi’s “designee"...

[cuz1961]

Headline doesn't match content.

Apparently no one in DC except the Trump admin knows what

" Chain of Command" means.

Or " top official" Or " designee "

Urinalist's ( 3 🗿)

peeing on our legs

telling us it's life giving rain

Propaganda

SSDD.

Took 3 stone headed urinalist's to write 2 paragraphs?

🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

[cuz1961]

They must all want cellmates they know after they get thrown in the blink for furthering Conspiracy.

[cuz1961]

Correction

1st paragraph
doesn’t match 2nd paragraph

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Bondi is very smart, and unlike various pundits and self-anointed experts on the internet, understands the law and knows that she has to follow it.

I believe she pushes things as hard and fast as she can consistent with her legal authority. That doesn't always satisfy everyone who demands more, but it is the only way to get things done that actually stick..

[Carriage Hill]

Disappointing that Bondi backed-off on that POS chief.

[Bernard]

It’s pre-rain. Just add water, or in this case run the pee through the ecosystem.

[cuz1961]

I think she didn’t do much as back off

as giving more rope to hang themselves

( figuratively)

[T-Bird45]

“I think she didn’t do much as back off as giving more rope to hang themselves.

( figuratively)”

Which would be rightfully considered a very Trumpian move to gain leverage at a later advantageous moment to achieve the true goal, IMO.

[shelterguy]

“””Disappointing that Bondi backed-off on that POS chief.””

The chief has to to listen to the Mayor who has to answer to Bondi. Feds control them.

[sport]

Nothing is solved until the D.C Police are replaced.

[SunkenCiv]

IOW, NBC lies again. Bondi's new directive appoints Terry Cole as DC chief.

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[shelterguy]

“””Nothing is solved until the D.C Police are replaced.”””

and the judges and all the others who do nothing.

[Carriage Hill]

I hope you’re right.

[Carriage Hill]

We will soon see if that works.

[Biblebelter]

NBC News is fake news.

Nothing happened which was unfavorable to Team Trump although NBC News wants to spin it that way.

Trump wielded some shock and awe.

DC understood that it was in their interest to cut a deal as best they could.

That is how Trump operates and that is how and why he gets things done.

[dfwgator]

Aim for the stars.....reach the Moon.

[digger48]

NBC?

Really?

[Dr. Franklin]

Disappointing that Bondi backed-off on that POS chief.

Some Rat judge ruled Bondi's first order was illegal, so she issued another one. It's the usual Rat judge interference in the executive branch crap.

[Texas Eagle]

Does the Chief of Police Squad get a lollipop?

[Ann Archy]

I think this was part of the deal.