New York Mayor Eric Adams not happy about Trump, House GOP coming to the city
New York Mayor Eric Adams isn't happy about some of the visitors coming to town.
Former President Donald Trump will be deposed Thursday in a civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading a fraud investigation into the Trump Organization's business dealings.
Meanwhile, House Republicans are preparing to lead a Judiciary Committee hearing Monday in Manhattan that targets Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the city's crime rate. The hearing comes after Bragg indicted Trump, who pleaded not guilty and is now the first former president to be criminally charged.
Adams sees the latter as a political stunt, an extension of Trump's campaign and he'd prefer neither the former president and his top House supporters didn't use the city as a backdrop in the latest salvo of the fight.
"We thought that we were in a good place because he was in Florida and, you know, he didn’t tie up our city," Adams said of Trump during a press conference Wednesday. "Now, he’s going to be back here often."
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NYC Mayor Adams slams House GOP over crime hearing
The House Judiciary Committee, led by Trump loyalist and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, will hold a hearing at 9 a.m. Monday in a Manhattan federal building to probe Bragg's crime policies.
The “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan" hearing will focus on how Bragg’s "pro-crime, anti-victim policies have led to an increase in violent crime and a dangerous community for New York City residents," according to the committee.
Adams said House Republicans should focus on their own districts, citing data to say Jordan's district in Mansfield, Ohio, has more crime per capita than New York City.
"I’m a little disappointed that they’re coming here complaining about crime here when, per capita, their crime is through the roof," Adams said Wednesday during an unrelated press conference.
He quipped that, because crime is so high in their districts, perhaps they want to meet with him "and find out what we’re doing so successfully."
Jordan had a different take Wednesday on Twitter: "Major crimes rose 22% in New York City last year. Doesn't sound like 'America's safest big city' to me."
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Adams sees the GOP hearing as a favor to Trump.
"This is just an extension of the Donald Trump campaign, and it really makes no sense," he said.
Jordan sees it as a justified investigation.
"First, they indict a president for no crime. Then, they sue to block congressional oversight when we ask questions about the federal funds they say they used to do it," he said in a tweet Tuesday.
Bragg sued Jordan for what the lawsuit described as a "fishing expedition" and "campaign of intimidation, retaliation, and obstruction" that interferes with the Trump case.
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Candy Woodall is a Congress reporter for Paste BN. She can be reached at cwoodall@usatoday.com or on Twitter at @candynotcandace.