Trump orders crackdown on US flag burning, desecration, raising rights concerns

IRAN-ISRAEL

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday (Aug 25) directing the US attorney general to prosecute those who burn or in any way desecrate the American flag, leading to criticism by free speech advocates. "If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail, no early exits, no nothing," Trump said as he signed the order in the Oval Office. The order instructs the attorney general to "vigorously prosecute" people who violate flag desecration laws and to pursue litigation to

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