WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took steps to potentially withhold federal funds from cities and states that have what he refers to as “cashless bail” policies, as he floats expanding his crackdown on crime in Washington to other areas beyond the nation’s capital.

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President Donald Trump took steps to potentially withhold federal funds from cities and states that have what he refers to as “cashless bail” policies as he floats expanding his crackdown on crime in Washington to other areas beyond the nation’s capital

The executive order signed in the Oval Office on Monday morning directs his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to identify jurisdictions throughout the country that have, in the administration’s perspective, “substantially” ended cash bail as an option

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