"Roving mobs of wild youth"

Trump says he is taking over DC’s police to save the city from crime — it's really just another way to demonstrate power, and generate headlines.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

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US Attorney Jeanine Pirro at a press conference about crime in DC. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
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