Trump endorses bipartisan criminal-justice reform bill
Source: The Washington Post
By Seung Min Kim November 14 at 5:27 PM
President Trump threw his support Wednesday behind legislation that would loosen some mandatory minimum sentencing laws — a measure backed by powerful Senate Republicans and Democrats, but which could run into opposition from some tough-on-crime conservatives.
At an afternoon event at the White House, Trump officially endorsed the “First Step Act,” which he said included “reasonable sentencing reforms while keeping dangerous and violent criminals off our streets.” He urged lawmakers to send him a bill, saying: “I’ll be waiting with a pen.”
“Today’s announcement shows that true bipartisanship is possible,” Trump said. “This is a big breakthrough for a lot of people . . . they’ve been talking about this for many, many years.”
Trump was privately briefed on the legislation’s contents at a meeting Tuesday. There, he signaled that he favors the bill, but did not explicitly commit one way or the other — and indicated that he would like more law enforcement groups to endorse the measure.
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