The New York megabank, which is stuck in the middle of a legal battle between climate groups and the Trump administration, had been ordered earlier this week to disburse billions of dollars in grants made during the Biden administration.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said the Environmental Protection Agency could not suspend the previously awarded funds. The case put Citigroup in the crossfire of a legal battle between climate groups and the Trump administration.

CEO Jane Fraser said Tuesday that the bank is positioned well to handle shakiness in the global market, and is still working on its years-long overhaul.

The results helped Citigroup lift its return on tangible common equity to 9.1% in the first quarter. CEO Jane Fraser has set a target of 10%-11% by the end of next year.

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley are projected to post a combined $34.8 billion haul from their trading businesses in the first quarter, the most for that period in at least seven years.

The largest U.S. banks are facing shareholder votes on a number of politically charged issues — some backed by conservative groups and others championed by organizations with a more progressive bent.

A federal judge ruled that the bank must keep the $14 billion granted by the Environmental Protection Agency in the recipients' accounts. The Trump administration has been trying to pull back money distributed under President Joe Biden.

The hires, meant to shore up a division that has not been as tech-forward as leadership would like, have included Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan veterans.

Banks' latest annual reports, filed in the early weeks of the second Trump administration, provide a window into how the industry is adjusting to a new political climate.

The hiring comes roughly a month after Ida Liu resigned and the firm embarked on a regional restructuring.