Pres. Trump signs executive order that he says will deploy grants to help depts. meet certification standards on use of force, create database on excessive force complaints, and encourage involvement of mental health professionals in nonviolent cases.
The goal of the executive order is to take action without restricting the ability of police to do their jobs, a White House official said, claiming that Democrats are going too far with proposals that"would render police departments ineffective."
The White House official described Tuesday’s executive order as a “starting point,” telling NBC News that it was “as far as we can go at the executive level” and expressing skepticism that Congress would be able to act. “I am committed to working with Congress on additional measures," Trump said Tuesday."Hopefully they will all get together and come up with a solution that goes even beyond what we’re signing today.”earlier this month that would ban chokeholds like the kind that led to the death of Floyd and no-knock warrants, as was used before Taylor's fatal shooting.
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