National Guard members deployed to D.C. to combat "lawlessness" will remain until late September, according to a leaked memo.

Trump to take over D.C. police and deploy the National Guard in effort to fight crime in the nation's capital WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday announced he will deploy approximately 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and federalize the city's police in an effort to fight crime.

President Donald Trump said Monday he is placing Washington, DC’s, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, citing a public safety emergency after an assault on a former government worker.