Eric Adams sues Trump over missing $80M [View all]
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams filed a lawsuit Friday against President Donald Trump and others in his administration over $80 million the White House removed from a city bank account without permission, after Elon Musk threatened the withdrawal on X.
The clawback earlier this month flummoxed local officials and instilled fear the Trump administration could wreak havoc on the municipal purse of a Democratic city with a $115 billion budget.
Friday’s suit marks a rare instance of public opposition to the Republican White House from a Democratic mayor who has gone to great lengths to avoid criticizing the president as he sought Trump’s assistance in his federal corruption case, which Trump's Justice Department has moved to dismiss.
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In its suit, the city is alleging Trump’s team violated federal laws, grant terms and regulations when they reversed the transfer of $80.5 million that had already made its way into a City Hall bank account. Congress approved the funds, which were earmarked for immigrant services.
“Without a doubt, our immigration system is broken, but the cost of managing an international humanitarian crisis should not overwhelmingly fall onto one city alone,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement. “With very little help from the federal government, our administration has skillfully managed an unprecedented crisis.”
City attorneys are asking for the cash to be restored and for the Trump administration to be enjoined from a similar seizure going forward.
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