- Trump seeks to use power of the federal purse to limit cashless bail policies
- Separate order calls on DC police to use federal charges to avoid such policies
- Supporters of cashless bail say many low-income people can’t afford to post bond
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that seeks to end cashless bail by threatening to revoke federal funding for jurisdictions that use it, part of a White House effort to push crime fighting to the top of the national agenda.
Trump signed a separate order that instructs police in Washington, D.C. to charge suspects with federal crimes and hold them in federal custody to avoid cashless bail, according to a fact sheet seen by Reuters. – via Reuters
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