'Highway robbery': NYC Comptroller accuses Trump and Musk of illegally siphoning FEMA funding

‘Highway robbery’: Musk, Trump yank $80m from NYC bank account over migrant lies

“They are taking money out of other people’s bank accounts, calling it a ‘clawback’ of taxpayer money. A lot of other people call it stealing $80 million,” says Chris Hayes. NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joins to discuss.

'Highway robbery': NYC Comptroller accuses Trump and Musk of illegally siphoning FEMA funding

After weeks of Donald Trump swearing left, right, and sideways that Elon Musk and his team of 20-somethings at the Department of Government Efficiency wouldn’t have direct access to congressional or state funds, a New York City Comptroller is sounding alarms. Brad Lander held an emergency news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 12 after discovering $80 million missing from the city’s bank account — money granted by Congress in 2023 to help the city h…

Feds cut $80M FEMA grant to NYC over allegations of luxury housing for migrants

City Comptroller Brad Lander says the money went missing overnight, and his office was unaware the federal government had access to the city’s bank account.

FEMA Steals $80M From NYC, Dares Courts To Do Something About It - Above the Law

The Trump administration had a bad night in Boston followed by a lousy morning in Providence, as two courts gave major side eye to the DOJ’s latest legal stylings. Many people are saying these pleadings are garbage! They come with tears in their eyes and say, Sir, we’ve never seen the Justice Department demand an immediate interlocutory appeal and administrative stay of a TRO that’s been in place less than two weeks. The latest benchslaps arose …

Can the Trump Administration Arbitrarily Take Money from Anyone’s Bank Account? Federal Government’s Mugging of New York City for FEMA Funds Suggests Yes

Notes on the Crises pivoted on February 1st into around the clock coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025. Today is Day Forty Two.A version of this article is simultaneously appearing in Rolling Stone.SubscribeRead Part 0, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13 & Part 14The extensive “Notes on the Crises Investigative Journalism Source Wish List” can be found…