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Trump flagged ‘fake crime numbers’ in DC months before 13 officers accused of cooking books
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President Donald Trump warned nearly a year ago that the District of Columbia may have been reporting «fake crime numbers» when he deployed the National Guard to the nation’s capital.
Now, the Metropolitan Police Department is embroiled in scandal, as 13 officers have been placed on leave, with some already undergoing termination, according to MPD Interim Chief Jeffrey Carroll, as an ongoing probe into alleged manipulation of statistics unfolds.
«Our Internal Affairs Bureau has completed an investigation into crime reporting,» Carroll said. The MPD did not immediately respond to a Tuesday request for comment. «This investigation was reported — it was referred to us earlier this year from the United States Attorney’s Office.»
Senior officials, including an assistant chief and district commander, are among those being scrutinized, according to reports.
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Trump received heavy blowback from District officials and Democratic lawmakers for dispatching the Guard to the area after declaring on Truth Social that «DC gave fake crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety.»
Trump claimed that until the Guard arrived, Washington was the least safe city in the U.S. «and perhaps the world.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for further comment, while House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer took credit for the developments leading up to the suspensions.
«These terminations are a direct result of the Oversight Committee’s work exposing dangerous efforts by DC Police leaders to artificially lower crime rates,» Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement.
Meanwhile, several Democrats, including those in the District, have lambasted Trump for his actions.
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., slammed the White House in August, saying the president’s use of federal law enforcement within her city is a «disproportionate overreaction» and «offensive.»
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President Donald Trump visits the U.S. Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 21, 2025, amid federal deployment to assist local law enforcement. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Council members on the District Council — where there are no Republicans — called Trump’s behavior off-base and extreme.
District of Columbia District Attorney Brian Schwalb also sued the feds for an «unlawful attempt to take over [MPD]» and the Justice Department’s Home-Rule order to the District in that respect.
Schwalb’s office said in a statement at the time that Trump had no right to supplant then-chief Pamela Smith, with the AG adding that his actions represented a «hostile takeover.»
«The Administration is abusing its limited, temporary authority under the Home Rule Act, infringing on the District’s right to self-governance and putting the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk,» Schwalb said, further calling the move the greatest threat to the District’s «home rule» provisions of self-governance.
In a profane response a month later to the Guard’s presence, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., declared Congress would never provide consent to Trump’s actions in Washington.
«No f—ing way,» he said in response to a question on extending the National Guard’s tenure.
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Schumer called Trump’s move an attempted distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein files saga.
Fox News Digital reached out to Schwalb, Holmes-Norton, Schumer, the White House and the MPD for comment.
A representative for Schwalb acknowledged Fox News Digital’s inquiry and said the attorney general’s office would respond soon.
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Meanwhile, the MPD’s union boss welcomed the news, saying his members «warned that this toxic culture of coercion, fear, and corruption left thousands of cases uninvestigated, denied victims justice, gaslit residents, and endangered public safety.»
«Forensic teams were not dispatched, evidence went uncollected, detectives were never notified, and dangerous criminals walked free. All while the public was fed falsified Daily Crime Report (DCR) numbers,» Gregg Pemberton said.
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New Jersey Democratic House nominee tied to ‘Blind Sheikh’ terror trial
New Jersey Democratic congressional nominee Dr. Adam Hamawy is under scrutiny for his ties to convicted terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the ‘Blind Sheikh.’ Hamawy testified as a defense witness in Abdel-Rahman’s 1995 World Trade Center bombing trial. Critics are questioning his past associations as he prepares for the general election in a deep-blue district.
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Dr. Adam Hisham Hamawy is a veteran combat plastic surgeon who operates his own practice near Princeton but has been heavily criticized for his ties to and service as a defense witness for terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman — better known as the «Blind Sheikh» — who later died in a North Carolina federal prison.
Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East Subcommittee, expressed his concerns about Hamawy serving in Congress and later confirmed to Fox News Digital that he will indeed seek a probe of the controversial progressive.
Hamawy won a 12-way Democratic primary Tuesday for a Central Jersey seat that has not elected a Republican this century — and now faces perennial candidate Prof. Gregg Mele in November.
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Lawler told Fox News Digital that Hamawy’s resume is more than disqualifying for someone whose day job would give him access to the nation’s most sensitive national security information.
«Adam Hamawy was a defense witness for Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Blind Sheikh behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and a year earlier volunteered in Bosnia with an organization the U.S. Treasury designated a financier of terrorism and the 9/11 Commission tied to Osama bin Laden’s network,» Lawler said.
«He has never answered for any of it.»
Lawler questioned Hamawy’s «fit[ness] to serve» in Congress and to be privy to the same information he is on the Foreign Affairs panel.
«If he’s elected in November, I’ll push for a full investigation because the American people deserve the truth.»
Lawler notably represents Rockland County, N.Y. — an area just north of New York City with a sizable Orthodox Jewish population — and has been a steadfast defender of Israel and the Jewish people against threats from Iran and Hezbollah.
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Hamawy previously volunteered at a Gaza hospital amid the conflict.
Lawler’s district recently hosted President Donald Trump’s rally featuring New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart — and his visibility on counterterrorism and Israel issues was brought to the fore when Sen. Rand Paul’s, R-Ky., son drunkenly confronted Lawler at a Washington bar and «accused» him of being Jewish during a diatribe about Israel.
The «Trenton Makes» Bridge carries Old U.S. 1 into New Jersey and the 12th district. (Ron Antonelli/Getty Images)
Neighboring Congressman Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat from North Jersey, didn’t directly call for a probe but told Jewish Insider that he has «serious questions and deep concerns» about Hamawy’s «associations with terrorist organization and leaders who have attacked America.»
Like Lawler, Gottheimer said Hamawy must answer for these connections to the people of the Garden State.
Abdel-Rahman’s team called Hamawy as a witness, where he described traveling to Detroit for a conference at which the extremist cleric would appear.
Hamawy testified Abdel-Rahman regularly spoke of «jihad» and that at one point the Sheikh questioned Emad Salem — who later became a government informant — as to why Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had not yet been assassinated.
Hamawy has blamed Islamophobia for some of the invective directed his way — and pushed back on similar characterizations, including from one of his own Democratic primary challengers, Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp.
«Any Muslim is going to be called a terrorist at some point, and these tropes are outdated and worn,» he told the New Jersey Monitor in response to Mapp.
Hamawy’s campaign previously told Fox News Digital that he was in the military when the events covered Abdel-Rahman’s trial took place, and pointed to allies like Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who credited the surgeon with saving her life on the battlefield.
The prosecutor who led the U.S. government’s case against Abdel-Rahman, however, noted how Hamawy appeared voluntarily to defend the Blind Sheikh.
«He didn’t have to come unless he wanted to,» former U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy told «The Story» on Wednesday.
Dr. Adam Hisham Hamawy, left; Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., right. (Islam Dogru/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«It wasn’t like I subpoenaed him. It wasn’t like the government brought him in as a hostile witness. He volunteered to testify for this guy. He knew exactly who he was. And in fact, on cross-examination, his testimony that he didn’t recall a conversation about Mubarak was not very persuasive,» McCarthy said, referring to the cleric’s trip to Detroit.
Hamawy also greeted Abdel-Rahman from the stand with the Muslim greeting of Salaam Alaykum, suggesting personal familiarity, according to several critics.
When pressed by reporters earlier in the primary, Hamawy argued that Abdel-Rahman was a spiritual leader in the state’s Muslim community and «wasn’t preaching death and destruction all the time» while adding that he himself abhors all violence.
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Hamawy and Abdel-Rahman first met at a middle school forum in Matawan, New Jersey, in 1991, according to the former’s testimony in court.
The candidate did not respond to Fox News’ latest request for comment.
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Honduras condena ataques contra Kuwait y Bahréin y pide evitar una mayor escalada en Oriente Medio
El Gobierno de Honduras condenó los ataques atribuidos a la República Islámica de Irán contra el Estado de Kuwait y el Reino de Bahréin. A través de la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores y Cooperación Internacional, expresó su solidaridad con ambos países, sus condolencias a las familias de las víctimas y su preocupación por las consecuencias humanas y materiales.
La administración hondureña difundió su posición oficial en medio de llamados de distintos gobiernos a la moderación ante el riesgo de una escalada en Oriente Medio.
“La República de Honduras expresa su firme condena a los ataques atribuidos a la República Islámica de Irán contra el Estado de Kuwait y el Reino de Bahréin, que han puesto en riesgo la vida y la seguridad de la población civil de ambos países”, señaló el Gobierno en su posicionamiento oficial.
Además de condenar los ataques, el Gobierno hondureño reiteró principios de su política exterior vinculados con el respeto a la soberanía de los Estados, la integridad territorial y la solución pacífica de las controversias.
Las autoridades señalaron que la enfrenta el desafío de evitar una nueva escalada de violencia en una región que durante décadas ha sido escenario de conflictos políticos, militares y religiosos con repercusiones globales.
Para Honduras, la preservación de la paz y la estabilidad internacional requiere el fortalecimiento de los mecanismos diplomáticos y del diálogo entre las partes involucradas.
En ese sentido, el comunicado oficial hizo un llamado urgente a la contención e instó a todos los actores a actuar con prudencia para evitar decisiones que puedan incrementar las hostilidades o ampliar el alcance del conflicto.
Los hechos ocurridos en Kuwait y Bahréin generaron preocupación entre gobiernos, organismos multilaterales y analistas internacionales por el delicado equilibrio político existente en Oriente Medio.
La región concentra intereses estratégicos vinculados con el comercio mundial, las rutas energéticas y la seguridad internacional, por lo que cualquier episodio de confrontación suele ser seguido con atención por la comunidad global.
Aunque Honduras se encuentra geográficamente distante del escenario del conflicto, la Cancillería considera que la paz y la seguridad internacionales son responsabilidades compartidas y que hechos de esta naturaleza requieren una respuesta firme en defensa de los principios establecidos por el derecho internacional.
Uno de los puntos del pronunciamiento hondureño fue la reafirmación de su compromiso con los principios consagrados en la Carta de las Naciones Unidas.
El Gobierno recordó que la convivencia pacífica entre las naciones debe sustentarse en el respeto mutuo, la cooperación internacional y la búsqueda de soluciones negociadas ante cualquier controversia.
También reiteró que el uso de la fuerza y las acciones que ponen en peligro a la población civil deben evitarse mediante el fortalecimiento de los canales diplomáticos y el cumplimiento de los compromisos internacionales asumidos por los Estados.
El mensaje de Honduras incluyó una expresión de solidaridad hacia Kuwait y Bahréin, cuyos gobiernos atraviesan momentos de incertidumbre tras los recientes acontecimientos.
Las autoridades hondureñas señalaron que comparten el dolor de las familias afectadas por la violencia y reiteraron su respaldo a las acciones encaminadas a proteger a la población civil y restablecer las condiciones de seguridad.
El pronunciamiento también reflejó la preocupación por las consecuencias humanitarias que suelen derivarse de los conflictos armados, especialmente cuando impactan zonas urbanas o infraestructura esencial para el funcionamiento de los servicios públicos.
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