Executive Order to Target Cities with Policies Allowing Suspects’ Release Without Financial Bonds, Citing Public Safety Concerns.

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order today that could revoke federal funding and government-backed project approvals from jurisdictions that have cashless bail policies, according to White House officials. The move is a direct effort to pressure cities and states to end the practice, which the administration has repeatedly criticized as a “disaster” that endangers the public.

The order will direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to identify and compile a list of all jurisdictions with cashless bail policies, a system where suspects can be released from custody before trial without having to post money. New York and Washington, D.C. are among th

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