FBI Director Kash Patel spoke to agents as the Trump administration places D.C. Metropolitan Police under federal control and activates National Guard troops amid high crime.

At a White House press briefing, FBI Director Kash Patel discussed President Trump's federal takeover of the Washington, D.C., Police.

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer. Trump has promised new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington,