New York, Oct 22 (EFE) .- The city of New York sued the Government of President Donald Trump on Thursday for designating it as an “anarchist jurisdiction” and for having as its ultimate goal hindering the obtaining of federal funds and implying an abuse of authority, reported the mayor of the city, Bill de Blasio.
In September, the Justice Department designated New York, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon “anarchist” cities for allowing “violence and destruction of property,” according to a memo from President Trump following altercations over protests against brutality. police.
The lawsuit has been filed jointly with the cities of Seattle and Portland in a Washington state court.
De Blasio said Thursday that the lawsuit attempts to show that Trump’s appointment is “unconstitutional” and is “a wholly political move that will undermine the lives of New Yorkers” by cutting off access to necessary funds.
According to New York City Council advisor James Johnson, the designation puts at risk $ 12 billion in federal funds for the city and represents a usurpation of power by the Executive, when Congress has control over those federal funds.
“(The federal government) is acting in an arbitrary and capricious way. There is no legal basis or factual basis for the designation of anarchist, a designation they use to determine who receives federal funds,” argued Johnson.
The governor of the state, Andrew Cuomo, already threatened in September to file a similar lawsuit if President Trump decided to cut federal funds in retaliation for his handling of the crisis of racial protests, which since May have occurred in cities across the country.
The Trump administration argued for its appointment as “anarchist” of New York that there was an increase in gun violence in the city and that the mayor has decided to cut police funds by 1 billion to allocate them to community programs. EFE
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