President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Monday aimed at ending cashless bail for suspects arrested in Washington, D.C.,, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
The order is expected to threaten withholding federal funding from Washington and possibly other cities that have cashless bail, the sources said. Supporters of cashless bail have argued that it harms those lower-income offenders who don’t have the means to afford paying bail for release from jail pending trial.
National Guard Members patrol 14th Street, working alongside Washington DC Metro police and the FBI on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Trump has suggested his administration would take steps to eliminate cashless bail in Washington and other places, and has been more vocal about this in recent weeks amid his federal crackdown in the nation’s capital.
“No, we’re going to be essentially crime-free. This is going to be a beacon, and it’s going to also serve as an example of what can be done. We have to get rid of this cashless bail nonsense,” Trump said earlier this month.
Axios first reported Trump’s plans to sign the order on Monday.
-ABC News’ Katherine Faulders
