
Trump admin illegally using crime victim funds as a ‘bargaining chip’ to punish states that don’t support its immigration policies, new lawsuit says
Then-candidate Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP). The Trump administration is trying to illegally “strong-arm” states into supporting the president’s immigration policies — deploying a “brazen” and “unlawful”