The White House insisted Friday the Trump administration has “the lawful authority” to take control of Washington, D.C.’s police department despite a new lawsuit filed by the district.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.”

However, Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb both pushed back on Bondi’s order.

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