US EditionWatchdog Reviews Actions of US Attorney Staff in NYC Over Handling of Trump's Opposition to Congestion Pricing
- Democracy Restored is calling for an inquiry by the Department of Justice into federal prosecutors based in Manhattan following the accidental release of a confidential document related to New York City's driving toll initiative on April 23.
- The call for investigation follows concerns over partisan backgrounds of the attorneys involved and questions about whether the filing was an error or intentional.
- The 11-page memo, published late on April 23 and quickly removed, outlined legal risks in the Trump administration's challenge to the $9 daytime Manhattan driving toll launched earlier in January.
- Democracy Restored highlighted that all involved attorneys were registered Democrats with political donations and social media supporting left-wing causes, calling for fact-finding on possible ethical and legal violations.
- The incident fuels ongoing legal and political disputes over the congestion pricing, with city officials reporting reduced traffic and authorities extending the program's deadline amid federal court battles.
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US Attorney staff in NYC potentially undermined Trump effort to kill NYC driving tax: watchdog
Watchdog calls on Justice Department to launch investigation into whether U.S. attorneys from New York, who are supposed to be representing the DOT, acted to intentionally undermine the Trump admin's case to end NYC's driver tax, also known as a congestion pricing program.
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