New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order targeting flag burning, aiming to curb the act without directly challenging 1989 Supreme Court decision that deemed it a form of protected free speech, a NewsNation report said.

The report said, citing two unnamed administration officials, the order-expected to be signed on Thursday- will urge Justice Department to review cases involving flag burning to see if charges could be brought that weren't specific to the flag burning itself, but linked to other statutes, such as disorderly conduct or public nuisance laws

Trump has long sought to impose penalties for flag burning, floating punishments including a prison sentence or a loss of citizenship after wi...