About 120 FBI agents assigned to patrol Washington, D.C. streets
Trump deployed 120+ FBI agents Aug 10, 2025, from counterintelligence/public corruption divisions to patrol DC streets overnight alongside police. Agents from Washington Field Office and Philadelphia worked traffic stops despite lacking street patrol training. Part of 450 federal officers mobilized (FBI, DEA, Marshals, Park Police). FBI use-of-force policy has lower threshold than police departments.
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- FBI dispatches agents to D.C. streets as Trump weighs calling National Guard (2025-08-10)
- Trump zeroes in on federal takeover of DC as FBI patrols streets (2025-08-11)
- Trump Sends 120 FBI Agents to DC Amid Crime Crackdown Threat (2025-08-10)
- FBI moves to dispatch 120 agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime (2025-08-10)
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