Memorandum for THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SUBJECT:       Restoring Law and Order in the District of Columbia Section 1.  Background.  As President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the District of Columbia National Guard, it is my solemn duty to protect law-abiding citizens from the destructive forces of criminal activity.  That obligation applies

SECURING THE SAFETY AND PEACEFUL FUNCTIONING OF OUR NATION’S CAPITAL: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to restore law and order in the District of Columbia. The Memorandum directs the Secretary of Defense to mobilize the District of Columbia National Guard to address the epidemic of crime in our Nation’s capital. The

RESTORING PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia to protect public servants, citizens, and tourists, and ensure the safe functioning of the Federal government. The President has determined that special conditions of an emergency nature exist, requiring

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 740 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-198), as amended (section 740 of the Home Rule Act), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is