Trump Plans Executive Order on Flag Burning, NewsNation Reports

President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order on flag burning, NewsNation reported, a move that aims to crack down on burning the American flag without running afoul of a 1989 Supreme Court decision that ruled doing so was protected speech.

Under the order, set to be signed Thursday, the Justice Department would review cases involving flag burning to see if charges could be brought that weren’t specific to the flag burning itself, such as public nuisance or disorderly conduct laws, NewsNation said citing two unnamed administration officials.

Trump has long sought to impose penalties for flag burning, ...