They’re skipping bail — for now.
New York leaders largely adopted a wait-and-see approach to President Trump’s executive order Monday aiming to end cashless bail — with some saying his edict wouldn’t apply to the Empire State.
Trump’s order gave US Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to compile a list of states and local jurisdictions that, in her opinion, “substantially eliminated” cash bail – and threatened to cut off federal funding for them.
But a slew of critics argued the executive order was vaguely worded and open to wildly different interpretations. 4
“President Trump has no concept of how the law works in New York,” said Jen Goodman, a spokeswoman for Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“New York has not eliminated cash bail. His reckless threat to withhold federal funds would only unde