Attorney General Pam Bondi said she’s giving Cole the powers of police chief and the Metropolitan Police Department must receive Cole’s approval before issuing any orders.

Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been named Washington DC's ‘emergency’ police chief. Attorney General Pam Bondi's announcement on Thursday came amid a driven effort to execute President Donald Trump's plans of taking over the Washington Police Department.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that President Donald Trump had tabbed DEA head Terry Cole as DC's new top cop.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the DEA Terry Cole as D.C.’s “emergency police commissioner."

The police chief’s order establishes that Metropolitan Police Department officers may now share information with immigration agencies regarding people not in custody.

Washington, DC, Police Chief Pamela Smith signed an executive order Thursday allowing DC police officers to share information about people not in their custody with federal immigration enforcement agencies such as ICE — as President Donald Trump continues his federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital and crackdown on illegal immigration.