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Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday he would ask Congress to strengthen U.S. crime laws as part of a broader effort to combat violent crime in Washington, D.C. and other American cities.
During a White House press conference, Trump specifically targeted no-cash bail reforms implemented in cities like Chicago and New York, which allow some accused criminals to be released before trial without posting cash bond.
"Every place in the country where you have no-cash bail is a disaster," Trump stated at the event where he also revealed plans to place the District of Columbia’s police department under federal control and deploy 800 National Guard troops to the capital.
The president said the Department of Justice would develop legislation to eliminate no-cash bail practices and called on Republicans to advance the bill through both chambers of Congress, where they hold narrow majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives.
The announcement leaves questions about implementation, as no-cash bail policies are typically established by state law rather than federal statute, making it unclear how the Trump administration intends to override these local regulations.
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