Why is Donald Trump signing an executive order against cashless bail Politics Aug 29, 2025 5:11 PM EDT

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday aimed at ending cashless bail, a criminal justice reform that advocates say actually increases public safety.

One order threatens federal funding to state or local governments that offer cashless bail and instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi to create a list of jurisdictions that have “substantially eliminated cash bail” for crimes that pose “a clear threat to public safety.” A second order looks to end cashless bail in the District of Columbia, where Trump recently enacted a temporary federal takeover of law enforcement.

Trump blamed 2020 bail reform efforts for a rise in crime during his remarks Monday.

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