Overview

• Attorney General Pam Bondi met privately with Commissioner Jessica Tisch and NYPD brass at One Police Plaza in a session the department called an introductory meeting set before the executive order, with Mayor Eric Adams not attending.
• Tisch told Bondi that crime is under control and National Guard troops are unnecessary, citing recent NYPD data showing serious felonies down about 4.7% from 2024 and shootings at or near record lows.
• Hours earlier, President Trump signed an order directing the identification of jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail and instructing agencies to locate federal funding that could be suspended, with the Justice Department given 30 days to produce a list.
• New York leaders pushed back on the threats, with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office calling funding cuts reckless, Adams insisting the city needs no outside help, and legal experts noting any troop deployment to New York would face significant hurdles.
• Bondi’s New York stop also tied to a Brooklyn briefing on Sinaloa cartel figure Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García’s guilty plea, and NYPD officials discussed operational topics including drone response authorities.