President Donald Trump intends to sign an executive order on Thursday that would seek to criminalize certain acts of burning the American flag, according to a report by NewsNation citing administration officials. A draft of the order directs the Justice Department to explore charging flag burners with offenses such as disorderly conduct, public nuisance and environmental violations. Sources familiar with the document say penalties could include a minimum sentence of one year in federal prison. Flag desecration is currently protected as free speech under two Supreme Court decisions, most recently United States v. Eichman in 1990. Any move to impose criminal penalties is therefore likely to face immediate legal challenges on constitutional grounds.