On May 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order that purports to reduce regulatory burdens and ensure that “no American is transformed into a criminal for violating a regulation they have no reason to know exists.”
The Executive Order sets forth a policy disfavoring criminal enforcement of regulatory offenses except in circumstances where persons know—or can be presumed to know—of the regulatory requirements and “willingly choose not to comply.”
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