Summary
New York City sued the Trump administration to recover $80 million in FEMA funds initially allocated for immigrant services but later rescinded.
Mayor Eric Adams, facing federal corruption charges, claims the city is owed the money after spending $7 billion on migrant aid.
This legal action marks a shift in Adams’ relationship with Trump.
The DOJ recently moved to drop its case against Adams in exchange for his cooperation on immigration policies, prompting multiple prosecutor resignations.
Makes me wonder if the governor of New York told him do your job or I’m going to have you removed
Probably reminded him that state charges aren’t pardonable.
I feel like “later rescinded” makes it sound like all the other aid that just got cancelled.
This case is more egregious and frankly scary.
The funds were in the city’s bank account, and the Trump administration went into that bank account and took the money back without telling the city.
The funds were in the city’s bank account, and the Trump administration went into that bank account and took the money back without telling the city.
Close, but the reality is even scarier imo - a random bank employee who was not part of the Trump administration went into that bank account and took the money back without telling the city because the Trump administration ordered them to, even though that order was probably illegal
Well this is certainly an interesting development. Assuming Trump didn’t give the green light (and I doubt he did, but who knows), Adams may be digging himself into a deep, deep hole. Happy to loan him a shovel btw. Keep working it.
