About 120 FBI agents assigned to patrol Washington, D.C. streets

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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.

Sources & Citations

[1] FBI dispatches agents to D.C. streets as Trump weighs calling National Guard · Aug 10, 2025 Tier 1

[2] Trump zeroes in on federal takeover of DC as FBI patrols streets · Aug 11, 2025 Tier 1

[3] Trump Sends 120 FBI Agents to DC Amid Crime Crackdown Threat · Aug 10, 2025 Tier 2

[4] FBI moves to dispatch 120 agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime · Aug 10, 2025 Tier 1

Tiers Tier 1 court records & gov docs · Tier 2 established outlets · Tier 3 regional & specialty press · Tier 4 opinion or single-source. Methodology →

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The Cascade Ledger. “About 120 FBI agents assigned to patrol Washington, D.C. streets.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, August 10, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-08-10--fbi-patrols-dc/