The requirements of the house panel testify to crime after Trump’s intervention

A house committee required a list of Washington, DC, officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, testify to crime in the district just hours after President Donald Trump announced a federal intervention in the city.

The Chamber’s supervisory committee announced on Monday that it would call Bowser, Washington, DC, the Attorney General Brian Schwalb and Washington, DC, President of the Council Phil Mendelson to testify before the panel led by Les Républicains.

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The chairman of the chamber’s supervisory committee, representative James Comer (R-KY), is expressed in the media on the investigation of his committee on the cognitive state of former president Joe Biden, in the office of the office of the house Rayburn on July 24, 2025 in Washington. (Images Kevin Dietsch / Getty)

The news of the hearing, which is expected to be held in September when the legislators return from their one -month break break, comes after Trump announced that he would place the Washington, DC police service, under federal control and deploy the national guard in the district.

Chairman of the House Supervisory Committee James CommerR-ky., Had the president to “rightly use the executive power to take daring and necessary measures to repress crime and restore public order to Washington, DC”

“The protection of all Americans and the fight against crime are the priorities of conservative policy of policy, and today’s actions of the Trump administration mark another promise kept,” said Commer in a statement.

However, crime in the district is declining. Violent crimes are down 26% this year, compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Washington Metropolitan Police Service. Attacks with a dangerous weapon are down 20% and homicides are down 12%.

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Chairman of the James Comer Surveillance and Responsibility Committee. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Fox News Digital contacted Bowser, Mendelson and Schwalb to comment.

A few hours earlier, Trump declared a public security emergency in the district and invoked part of the DC Home Rule Act – which granted Washington, DC, more independence from the Congress – allowing him to take control of the local police for 48 hours.

“Our capital was overwhelmed by violent gangs and blood thirsty criminals, itinerant crowds of violent young people, drug addicts and homeless, and we are not going to happen,” Trump said at a press conference at the White House.

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Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a press conference to combat the impact of the continuous resolution offered on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 10, 2025. (AP photo / ben Curtis)

However, in order to go beyond the 48 -hour brand, the president needs the approval of the supervisory committee of the Chamber and the Senate Committee for Indoor Security and Government Affairs – the two panels who have the surveillance of Washington, DC

Trump can resume the district police forces for 30 days if they send a special opinion to the panels, but beyond, this would require a joint resolution of the Chamber and the Senate extending the takeover.

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A spokesperson for the supervisory committee told Fox News Digital that the White House had informed the panel of its intention to go beyond the 48-hour window.

Fox News Digital contacted the Senate Committee for Internal Security to comment but did not immediately hear.