Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday defended New York’s bail system and pointed to falling retail theft numbers as evidence that “crime is down” one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to cut off federal funding to states he claims have “dangerous” bail policies.
Trump’s order, signed Monday, directs U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to compile a list of jurisdictions that the president claims “substantially eliminated” cash bail for crimes such as violent assaults, sex offenses, burglary, looting, and vandalism. He asserted that those policies, in his view, “pose a clear threat to public safety and order.”
