Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and an ally of fellow Republican Trump, made the request to U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil two days before she is due to hold a hearing in the case in federal court in Manhattan.
Denver was the only higher seed to win on its home court Sunday. The Western Conference’s No. 1 seed — the Denver Nuggets — opened with a 119-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“This is not a gun problem. This is a mental health problem, this is a social problem, this is a cultural problem, this is a spiritual problem,” Trump said.
