President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order later Monday that would abolish cash-free pre-trial release for most criminal suspects in Washington, D.C., according to Axios and a White House memo obtained by the New York Post. Beyond the nation’s capital, the order empowers Attorney General Pam Bondi to identify other jurisdictions that operate cashless bail systems and threatens to cut federal grants to those that refuse to reinstate cash bond requirements. The administration argues the move will curb repeat offenses and enhance public safety. The action follows Trump’s 11 August call for Congress to tighten rules around cashless bail and comes after his deployment of the National Guard to assist local law enforcement in the capital earlier this month. A memo backing the order cites a Yolo County, California study that linked a ‘zero bail’ policy to a 163% jump in crime, and notes the Justice Department already canceled more than 360 grants in April it said were being misused. The president’s team frames the measure as fulfilling a campaign pledge to crack down on what it calls lax bail practices nationwide.