Source: The Guardian [UK]
“Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday instructing federal prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against individuals who burn American flags during protests. The order tells the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, to look at cases where people burned flags and see if they can be charged with other crimes like disturbing the peace or breaking environmental laws. It’s an attempt by Trump to go around a supreme court decision from 1989, when the court ruled 5-4 in Texas v Johnson that destroying the flag is protected political expression under the first amendment. … Trump also claimed ‘you burn a flag, you get one year in jail’ as he signed the executive order, but the order itself doesn’t include details about a potential jail sentence.” (08/25/25)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/25/trump-flag-burning-executive-order