Lawyers from the Department of Justice mistakenly filed a document revealing legal weaknesses in the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate New York City’s congestion pricing tolls. In an 11-page letter, they expressed that Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy’s rationale for terminating the plan presents “considerable litigation risk” and is “unlikely” to succeed in court. Following this error, DOJ attorneys sought to seal the document, asserting it contained privileged legal guidance, while underscoring the program’s benefits for public transit funding.
