The position will give Cole the same authority as Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, who reports directly to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

T erry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been named Washington DC 's ‘emergency’ police chief. Attorney General Pam Bondi 's announcement on Thursday came amid a driven effort to execute President Donald Trump 's plans of taking over the Washington Police Department.

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