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FILE - Protesters gather outside Trump Tower on Friday, March 31, 2023, in New York. Former President Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury the day before, an historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File) | AP Photo/Bryan Woolston | We’re in for a wild ride this week. Former President Donald Trump is expected to touch down in New York City on Monday and spend the night at his Trump Tower pied-a-terre before surrendering to Manhattan prosecutors Tuesday morning. He will then proceed to his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court. Over the weekend, one of Trump’s attorneys gave POLITICO’s Erica Orden a hint of what to expect: “I’m buckling my seatbelt, let’s put it that way.” The unprecedented case, being brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, has predictably riled up supporters and detractors. New York Democrats, for instance, are eager to see Trump face prosecution for a case centered around payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels — so eager, in fact, that a Manhattan lawmaker proposed tweaking state law Friday to allow cameras in the courtroom. And in a city accustomed to demonstrations by various factions of Democrats, the legal woes of the former president are set to attract a more uncommon type of protestor. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) plans to headline a rally Tuesday that will vilify Bragg and cast the charges against Trump, who has mounted a third attempt at the White House, as politically motivated. One MAGA supporter had already arrived over the weekend at Trump Tower. Trump is expected to take a motorcade to his arraignment in Lower Manhattan, which will be partially largely shut down for the occasion. Court officials have cleared all other scheduled trials, and Mayor Eric Adams has informed members of the NYPD to be called upon to help quell any unrest. The only ones who don’t seem to have strong opinions about the case? National Republicans, who spent the weekend following Sen. Joe Manchin along a rhetorical tightrope. “No one is above the law,” Manchin said as he made the rounds on the Sunday shows. “But nobody should be targeted by the law.” — Joe Anuta IT’S MONDAY. Got tips, suggestions or thoughts? Let us know ... By email: agronewold@politico.com or on Twitter: @annagronewold WHERE’S KATHY? In Albany with no announced public schedule and no budget deal — yet. WHERE’S ERIC? Making an arts and culture-related announcement at City Hall before delivering remarks at a ribbon-cutting for Pfizer’s new global headquarters. Then he’ll participate in a discussion with Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women Advisory Council followed by a meeting with the Open World Dyslexia Assembly. In the evening he’ll deliver remarks as part of a five-borough Ramadan tour. WHAT’S THAT (NEW) BAD SMELL? The New York Botanical Garden’s putrid corpse flower, for the first time in four years. DAYS THE STATE BUDGET IS LATE: 2
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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters about budget negotiations in the Red Room of the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y, on March 31, 2023. | Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul | Environmentalists alarmed by push to ‘undermine’ New York’s climate law, by Marie J. French: Changing New York’s unique accounting method for greenhouse gas emissions has become an unexpected issue in state budget talks — sparking concern among environmental groups. The proposal has support from the fossil fuel industry and would likely enable more combustion of natural gas and other fuels for longer than currently envisioned under New York’s climate law in a plan approved in December. — “New York creates list of ‘disadvantaged communities,’ ruffles feathers in the process,” by WNYC’s Arya Sundaram “Hochul Has a New Bail Proposal. It’s a Lot Like Her Old One,” by New York Focus’ Chris Gelardi: “With budget talks at a stalemate, Hochul offered the legislature new draft language on bail. It would accomplish largely the same result as her previous plan: a dramatic expansion in judges’ ability to set bail.” “Justice Reforms Not Expected to Make It Out of Albany Budget Talks,” by THE CITY’s Reuven Blau: “A series of criminal justice reform bills — on record sealing, elder parole, and additional legal protections during police juvenile interrogations — will not be included in the upcoming state budget, according to multiple legislative insiders. After giving Gov. Kathy Hochul space to fend off a threat from the right during last fall’s election, progressive activists could not land her support on any of their criminal justice causes as part of the budget, despite a Democratic supermajority in the State legislature.” “Debate over ‘Raise the Age’ lingers as juvenile gun cases soar,” by Times Union’s Brendan J. Lyons: “In her decision, Family Court Judge Sherri J. Brooks-Morton noted that when the state Legislature began retooling New York's criminal justice statutes in 2017, it did not define what makes a youth's criminal case "extraordinary." Instead, judges must make that determination on a case-by-case basis. That legislative gap has vexed some Family Court judges and underscores what many law enforcement officials and a growing number of state lawmakers and city leaders have said are significant breakdowns in the juvenile justice system that may be leading to increases in shootings and gun cases involving teenagers.” “IT’S THE END OF MARCH, but it’s like Ground Hog Day.” — Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to Capital Tonight about trying, again, to restore his audit powers after a governor, again, is trying to take them away. IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR when celebrities drop in to comment on New York state’s budget. Welcome to the sausage-making process, guys! — “More and more states are funding school meals for all, like MN & New Mexico! New York could be next if we all make our voices heard,” tweeted World Central Kitchen founder, chef José Andrés, about the universal school lunches measure. —“Housing, mental health services, employment opportunities, and education keep people safe. Rolling back bail reform does not,” tweeted EGOT-winner John Legend. — “Dear @CarlHeastie and @AndreaSCousins, a whole generation is counting on you to do the right thing by stopping NYS bill S6030,” tweeted actor/climate activist Mark Ruffalo about the proposal to change the state’s accounting method for greenhouse gas emissions. “Ardila conducts own sex assault probe as Bragg investigates,”by Queens Chronicle’s Sophie Krichevsky: “Assemblymember Juan Ardila (D-Maspeth) hired legal counsel to conduct an independent review of the accusations of sexual assault made against him, and it has found him not guilty, two sources familiar with the situation told the Chronicle. Ardila had not previously made public the review.” #UpstateAmerica: There might be a time capsule hidden in the statue of Gen. Philip Schuyler outside Albany City Hall that is supposed to come down because he was an enslaver.
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Bruce Springsteen, left, and the E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt perform on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) | Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP | WE’RE TOUGHER THAN THE REST: “Anxious Times Descend on New York. Enter the Boss,” by The New York Times’ Michael Wilson “Mayor Adams — unfazed by critics — shares his thoughts on God, prayer and the future of faith in NYC,” by Daily News’ Michael Gartland: “In an exclusive interview with the Daily News, the mayor elaborated on how he perceives the almighty and explained that, to him, God is ‘rooted in this universal idea that there’s something larger than us that we lean into and have faith in.’” “NY Attorney General: no charges for cops who shot man in mental health crisis,” by WNYC’s Michelle Bocanegra: “New York State Attorney General Tish James will not be seeking criminal charges against two NYPD officers who shot and killed a Crown Heights man — and whose family said was suffering from a mental illness.” “Rats, roaches, mice, flies found in hundreds of NYC school cafeterias,” by New York Post’s Jacob Geanous and Georgia Worrell: “Health inspectors discovered roaches, mice, rats, and flies in nearly 400 public school cafeterias over the last three years, recently released city Health Department data shows. The figures also reveal that 1,380 of the city’s 1,859 public schools — about 75% — have been cited by the agency since 2020.” LET’S MAKE A DEAL: DC37, the city’s largest municipal union, ratified a contract with the Adams administration Friday night. The accord, which includes back pay and raises of up to 3 percent annually, is a major milestone for the Adams administration, which will use the parameters of the contract as a pattern to negotiate with the rest of its unionized workforce. The cost of those raises is expected to put significant strain on the budget, which hitherto has not accounted for the multibillion expense. “This contract not only provides our blue-collar workers a great deal, but it is also fair to our city’s taxpayers,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement Saturday. — Joe Anuta
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Former President Donald Trump's indictment has renewed calls to allow cameras in the courtroom in New York. | Mary Altaffer/AP Photo | — Amid Trump’s indictment, state lawmakers are pushing to allow cameras in NY courtrooms. — A suspect has been arrested on murder charges in connection with one of several druggings and killings of gay men at New York City bars. — “Eight people are dead after they tried to cross the St. Lawrence River into the United States near Akwesasne — a community which straddles Quebec, Ontario and New York state.” — State Republican lawmakers are weighing taking legal action against Hochul's proposal to change the process for selecting nominees to the Court of Appeals. — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is teaming up with black leaders for a new National Black Empowerment Action Fund to challenge progressives in New York City and around the country. — Hochul said dozens of schools across New York responded to hoaxes — perhaps originating from outside the country — aimed to stoke the fear of an active shooter. | | | | JOIN POLITICO ON 4/5 FOR THE 2023 RECAST POWER LIST: America’s demographics and power dynamics are changing — and POLITICO is recasting how it covers the intersection of race, identity, politics and policy. Join us for a conversation on the themes of the 2023 Recast Power List that will examine America’s decision-making tables, who gets to sit at them, and the challenges that still need to be addressed. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | | | SOCIAL DATA BY DANIEL LIPPMAN | | HAPPY BIRTHDAY: POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin, Alex Burns and Goli Sheikholeslami … Fox News’ Lacey Christ … NBC’s Greg Martin … Leah Cohen … Teddy MacKenzie … Erica Grieder … Abhay Taneja … Katherine Landergan … (was Sunday): NYT’s Emily Steel and Dana Rubinstein ... Ruchie Freier … Commerce’s Patrick Zimet … NBC’s Liz Brown-Kaiser … POLITICO’s Danielle Muoio Dunn … Meridith Webster … Edelman’s Ryan Kuntz … … (was Saturday): Justice Samuel Alito … Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) … Rachel Maddow (5-0) … NYT’s Michael Crowley … Julia Hahn … Erin Butler of the House Financial Services Democrats … Antonio White … Natalia Brzezinski … Freddie Berg ... Jonathan Friedman … Max Segan … Sean Weppner … (was Friday): Andy Berke
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