The head of the DEA has been given the powers of D.C.’s police chief, part of a Trump administration law enforcement takeover that’s bringing more federal agents and National Guard troops into the city.

Under the accord presented by the two sides to U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, Trump administration lawyers conceded that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointed police chief, Pamela Smith, would remain in command of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

The legal fight began hours after US attorney general Pam Bondi issued an order on Thursday night that gave the federal government the power to appoint a new head of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Terry Cole's future as DEA Administrator depends on recognizing the difference between cartels trafficking illicit fentanyl and MMJ's BioPharma Cultivation developing FDA sanctioned cannabinoid medicines for neurological diseases.

The US state's Attorney General Brian Schwalb has argued in a new lawsuit that Mr Trump is going far beyond his power under the law.