President Trump issued two executive orders threatening to cut federal aid to cities and counties that use cashless bail. The first order targeted cashless bail in the District of Columbia, where National Guard troops have been deployed to patrol streets. The second order directed the Justice Department to compile a list of jurisdictions that have "substantially eliminated cash bail" and make them eligible for federal funding cuts. Administration officials expect financial pressure to prompt local law changes despite limits on presidential power over D.C. law. Studies have not shown a correlation between cashless bail policies and increased crime.
President Trump took executive action Monday threatening to cut federal aid to cities and counties that offer cashless bail to criminal defendants, a move that could place Democratic jurisdictions throughout the country under further financial strain. Trump's first executive order specifically targeted the practice of cashless bail in the District of Columbia, where the president has sent National Guard troops to patrol the streets.
His second action directed the Justice Department to draw up a list of jurisdictions that have "substantially eliminated cash bail as a potential condition for crimes that pose a clear threat to public safety and order" - a list that would then be subject to federal funding cuts, the White House said. "That was when the big crime in this country started,"
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