President Donald Trump has made clear that ending congestion pricing is one of his policy priorities. When Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the federal government would revoke its approval of the tolls charging drivers a base fare of $9 to travel south of 60th Street in Manhattan, Trump declared “ LONG LIVE THE KING !”

Federal layers seeking to kill New York City congestion pricing said they mistakenly filed a memo admitting flaws in the Trump administration's case. Attorneys in the Southern District of New York have been under fire for resisting efforts by the Justice Department to dismiss the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams,