{"id":70157,"date":"2026-03-14T00:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/doj-moves-to-drop-charges-against-man-who-burned-u-s-flag-outside-white-house\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T00:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:28:26","slug":"doj-moves-to-drop-charges-against-man-who-burned-u-s-flag-outside-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/doj-moves-to-drop-charges-against-man-who-burned-u-s-flag-outside-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ moves to drop charges against man who burned U.S. flag outside White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Federal prosecutors in D.C. on Friday moved to drop charges against a man who was charged last year after <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/feds-charge-man-who-burned-u-s-flag-outside-white-house-in-protest-of-trumps-executive-order\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">he burned an American flag<\/a><\/span> outside the White House, after President Trump had signed an executive order directing the DOJ to investigate flag burning. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jan Carey was facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., federal court. Neither charge focused on the fact that he burned a flag, specifically: One of the counts was for lighting a fire &#8220;not in a designated area and receptacle,&#8221; and another was for lighting a fire &#8220;in a manner that threatened, caused damage to, and resulted in the burning of property, real property, and park resources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both charges were punishable by a fine or no more than six months in custody.<\/p>\n<p>Carey had pleaded not guilty and was challenging his indictment. A lawyer for Carey did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Attorney&#8217;s office in D.C. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In a video of the flag burning that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n0SnVKEsepA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">captured by WUSA9<\/a>, Carey identified himself as a military veteran and said he was protesting the executive order, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/crime\/prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-against-veteran-who-burned-flag-outside-white-house\/65-c69b8aa9-40c4-48d7-a0eb-fe704c7f8d0b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">telling<\/a> the outlet at the time that he &#8220;immediately thought I need to go burn a flag in front of the White House and let&#8217;s put this to the test.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/29\/80ebe59e-a59c-4f8c-8cc0-f8fa062ab330\/thumbnail\/620x414\/951fa6a5da7193fa5403c2741982e252\/ap25237609091601.jpg#\" alt=\"Trump \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/29\/80ebe59e-a59c-4f8c-8cc0-f8fa062ab330\/thumbnail\/620x414\/951fa6a5da7193fa5403c2741982e252\/ap25237609091601.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/29\/80ebe59e-a59c-4f8c-8cc0-f8fa062ab330\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/4d368908dace51323dee2022b981293c\/ap25237609091601.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">President Trump holds up a signed executive order on Aug. 25, 2025, requiring the Justice Department to investigate instances of flag burning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Evan Vucci \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Trump had signed an executive order directing the DOJ to investigate people who burn the American flag, even though the Supreme Court in 1989 ruled that the First Amendment protected symbolic speech, including flag burning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s order attempts to navigate around the Supreme Court ruling. 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