Richard Brafotte

Cleve R. Woodson, Jr. is a White House reporter for The Washington Post, Jeff Asher is a data analyst and former CIA officer, and Richard Brafotte is a law professor specializing in local governance. They discuss Trump's controversial takeover of D.C.'s police amid low crime rates and the implications for cities nationwide. The conversation highlights the friction between federal control and local autonomy, contrasting political rhetoric about crime with actual data, while exploring the complexities of federal authority in the nation's capital.