He also signed an order regarding burning the American flag.
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Tuesday that direct his administration to withhold federal funding from cities and districts that have eliminated cash bail.
Cash bail is a practice in which those who have been arrested are held in jail unless they pay a fee to be released until their trial date. Washington, D.C., was the first city to eliminate cash bail in 1992, permitting judges to determine whether a suspect’s release poses a public danger if the detainee cannot pay.
The executive order “tasks the relevant law enforcement agencies and officials that are members of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force to work to ensure that arrestees in the District of Columbia are held in Federal custody to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, and to pursue Federal charges and pretrial detention for such arrestees whenever possible.”
The president also issued an executive order regarding burning the American flag, which directs “the Attorney General to vigorously prosecute those who violate our laws in ways that involve desecrating the flag, and to pursue litigation to clarify the scope of the First Amendment in this area.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the president and members of his administration as they seek to reduce crime and recidivism.
- For President Trump to receive God’s wisdom as he works to increase public safety.
Sources: Newsweek, Washington Examiner, ABC News, MSN
