Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Ahead of a Republican-led Congressional hearing in Manhattan about violent crime in New York, Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday criticized GOP leaders for failing to denounce calls from former President Donald Trump to slash funding for the FBI and Department of Justice.
Trump earlier this month wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that Congress should reduce funding for the agencies “until they come to their senses.” The post came a day after he was arraigned in Manhattan criminal court and charged withSchumer during a news conference on Sunday said leaders of the Republican-controlled House should denounce Trump’s call to cut the agencies’ budgets, noting the FBI and DOJ conduct major drug and anti-terror investigations in New York.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan said during a Fox News interview earlier this month that law enforcement agencies that engage in “the most egregious behavior” could face extra scrutiny as Congress works on a federal budget. McCarthy and Jordan will lead a hearing in Manhattan on Monday, during which Republicans said they plan to criticize the city’s handling of crime as well as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
The House Judiciary Committee plans to accuse Bragg of implementing policies that are "pro-crime, anti-victim," according to the notice for the hearing.