The U.S. Justice Department on Monday threatened to revoke federal funding for New York City, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, saying the three liberal cities were allowing anarchy and violence on their streets.
FILE PHOTO: SWAT team members travel in an armored vehicle past a sign with a list of protester demands as Seattle Police retake the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest area, including their East Precinct, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
“This is thoroughly political and unconstitutional. The president is playing cheap political games with congressionally directed funds. Our cities are bringing communities together; our cities are pushing forward after fighting back a pandemic and facing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, all despite recklessness and partisanship from the White House,” they said.
Last week, the Justice Department urged federal prosecutors to consider sedition charges against protesters who have burned buildings and engaged in other violent activity. The criteria include things such as whether a city forbids the police from intervening or if it defunds its police force.
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