The Justice Department is investigating the Washington D.C. police to determine if the department has manipulated data to make crime numbers appear lower than they are, according to multiple outlets.

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into D.C. crime reporting data as President Trump clashes with city leaders over his takeover of city police. The investigation, led by the

News' cameras watched D.C. police cruisers clear traffic on Independence Avenue Tuesday for a convoy of National Guard vehicles.One street over, we spotted troops near the National Mall keeping watch.

The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington on Monday, part of President Donald Trump’s escalating show of force that he says is designed to crack down on crime and boost immigration enforcement in the nation’s capital.