Trump to pursue death penalty
The Free Press Journal|December 26, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "vigorously pursue" capital punishment following President Joe Biden's commutation of most federal death row sentences.
Trump to pursue death penalty

Biden’s decision to reduce the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates to life without parole aimed to align with his administration’s moratorium on federal executions, except in cases of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder. Trump sharply criticized Biden’s move as “senseless” and disrespectful to victims’ families.

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