On Monday, August 25, the 47th president of the United States signed two executive orders to end cashless bail — a decision which he asserted will protect Americans.

In the two executive orders, one focusing on the District of Columbia, where the president has declared a “crime emergency,” and the other targeting jurisdictions nationwide, he has threatened to either withhold or revoke federal funding to local and state governments that offer cashless bail, citing the policy as a threat to public safety.

“When these individuals are released without bail under city or state policies, they are permitted — even encouraged — to further endanger law-abiding, hard-working Americans because they know our laws will not be enforced,” the president wrote.

Legal experts warn that the president’s ex

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