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

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.

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.