American attorney and politician, DC attorney general
More than 2,500 National Guard troops continue patrolling Washington, D.C., eight months after President Trump declared a crime emergency. The deployment has become routine, with no clear end in sight, despite ongoing legal challenges and limited political discussion. The presence costs taxpayers over a million dollars daily and is barely addressed in local politics.
O’Hara has reached a settlement with the District of Columbia over his 2025 protest following Trump’s guard surge. The agreement drops his claims against the district and four MPD officers; the dollar amount is undisclosed. The case against Ohio National Guard Sgt. Devon Beck remains active.