Key Points President Donald Trump placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control. Trump also deployed 800 National Guard troops to the capital city. The president cited what he claims is an out-of-control crime problem in the District of Columbia. =============================================================== President Donald Trump on Monday placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deployed 800 National Guard troops in the capital city to address what he claimed was out-of-control crime there. It is the first time that a president has federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. Trump’s move drew fierce condemnation from local officials, who noted that...