Trump signs orders ending cashless bail

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President Donald Trump signed executive orders Monday aimed at eliminating cashless bail for suspects arrested in Washington, D.C., and in other jurisdictions around the nation with similar policies, according to fact sheets describing the executive orders that the White House provided to NBC News.

The executive order on D.C. directs the administration to take certain actions if the city does not change its cashless bail policy, including "federal funding decisions, services, or approvals," according to the fact sheet. Attorney General Pam Bondi, too, could get involved, though the fact sheet did not detail what actions she might take.

The order on D.C., first reported by Axios, also asks law enforcement officials to work to ensure that people arrested in the city are taken into federal custody "to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law," the fact sheet obtained by NBC News said.

The executive order aimed at other cities across the nation directs the administration to find federal funds that could be "suspended or terminated" in jurisdictions that have cashless bail policies, the fact sheet said.

A spokesperson for Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office declined to comment to NBC News.

The U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, claimed on "Fox & Friends" on Monday morning that cashless bail "is when all of the problems started." She criticized defendants being released, asserting that "they are reoffending and they’re reoffending again."

D.C. has had a cashless bail system since 1992. The policy means that judges decide whether people charged with crimes pose a risk to others or the community at large or would pose a flight risk if released without money for bail connected with the person’s freedom. If judges make any of those determinations, then they may opt to hold a defendant in a detention facility before trial.