US EditionTrump calls for expansion of death penalty in D.C.
- During a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump declared that his administration intends to pursue capital punishment against individuals who commit homicide in Washington, D.C.
- This announcement follows decades of local opposition, including the abolition of the death penalty by D.C. in 1981 and a 1992 referendum where residents rejected reinstatement by a 2-to-1 margin.
- The Justice Department, under Trump, has encouraged federal prosecutors in D.C. to pursue the death penalty in relevant homicide cases, despite local juries historically being reluctant to impose capital punishment.
- Trump described capital punishment as a 'very strong preventative' and vowed to restore its use while deploying over 2,000 National Guard troops to address violent crime in the city.
- This move could increase federal death penalty prosecutions in D.C. and reflects the administration's broader effort to assert federal authority over the city’s crime issues despite local legal restrictions.
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Because of allegedly exploding violence in the US capital, Donald Trump is calling for the death penalty in murder cases – as a “preventive measure.”
The U.S. President calls executions "very strong preventive action" when a murder takes place. In 1981, the death penalty in Washington, D.C. had been abolished.
Trump calls for death penalty in DC murder cases despite city's ban
President Donald Trump wants to bring capital punishment to Washington, D.C., for anyone convicted of murder in the nation’s capital. “If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty,” Trump told reporters Tuesday. “And that’s a very strong preventative.” Trump said states will have to make their own decisions on the death penalty. DC's history of rejecting the death penalty In 1992, Congre…
Can Trump reinstate the death penalty in Washington, D.C.?
President Trump spent more than three hours touting what he sees as his administration's achievements at his cabinet meeting. He weighed in on topics from reinstating the death penalty for murder cases in Washington, D.C., to Health Secretary Kennedy's attempt to identify a cause for autism. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Since 1957, no one has been executed in the US capital, 20 years later the death penalty was abolished. US President Trump wants to change this: he demanded the death penalty for murders in Washington.[more]]>
Trump Calls for Death Penalty for DC Murders; DOJ Appeals to Revive Lawsuit Over Blocked Deportations
President Donald Trump unveils a bold new step to keep the capital safe, highlighting sharp drops in crime, and takes fresh aim at America’s top universities. And in an emotional moment during his seventh Cabinet meeting, the president heard firsthand from NTD’s White House correspondent Iris Tao, who was mugged at gunpoint in Washington. The Department of Justice is now appealing to revive a lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench. At s…
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