"U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi met with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Monday, just hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to cut federal funding to jurisdictions with cashless bail policies, a police department spokesperson said. The late-afternoon meeting, planned last week, also comes as Trump has suggested sending National Guard troops to New York City and Chicago, similar to his plans for taking over policing in Washington, D.C."
"Officials called the meeting positive and productive but wouldn't say if the state's cashless bail policy came up. A spokesperson said Tisch politely told Bondi the National Guard or federal law enforcement support is not needed in the city as crime is at record lows. Authorities said the two also discussed two policy priorities for Tisch, quality-of-life enforcement and getting federal permission to take down potentially hostile drones."
"The meeting represents the first direct contact between New York City's top law enforcement official and the Trump administration's Justice Department since the president took office with promises to crack down on what he calls "Democrat-run" cities. Trump signed an executive order earlier Monday that directs the attorney general to identify states and local jurisdictions that have "substantially eliminated cash bail" and for federal department heads to identify funding to these jurisdictions that could be suspended or terminated."
Pam Bondi met with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch in a late-afternoon meeting that had been planned last week, occurring hours after President Trump signed an executive order targeting jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail. The meeting coincided with Trump suggesting National Guard deployments to New York City and Chicago. Several NYPD chiefs attended and officials described the meeting as positive and productive. Tisch told Bondi that National Guard or federal law enforcement support is not needed because crime in the city is at record lows. The two discussed quality-of-life enforcement and obtaining federal permission to disable potentially hostile drones. Mayor Eric Adams did not attend.
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