Donald Trump’s takeover of DC police is legal, but there’s a catch

On Monday, President Donald Trump released an executive order invoking a rarely used federal law that allows him to temporarily seize control over Washington, DC’s police force. Later the same day, DC’s Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser seemed to concede that there’s nothing she can do about it.

“What I would point you to is the Home Rule Charter that gives the president the ability to…