US EditionTrump Seeks the Death Penalty for Washington, D.C., Murderers
President Trump aims to reinstate capital punishment federally in Washington, D.C., despite the death penalty being abolished locally since 1981 and public opposition shown in a 1992 referendum.
- On August 11, 2025, President Donald Trump revealed plans at a White House Cabinet session to reinstate the death penalty for murder convictions in Washington, D.C.
- This plan follows a decades-long absence of capital punishment in D.C. after the Supreme Court nullified it in 1972 and the city council repealed it in 1981, with voters rejecting its return in 1992.
- Alongside the death penalty announcement, Trump declared a crime emergency, deployed federal agents and National Guard troops, and cited data showing significant reductions in various crimes since August 11, 2025.
- Trump announced that if a murder occurs in Washington, D.C., authorities will pursue the death penalty, describing it as an effective deterrent against serious offenses in line with his executive order.
- The administration's actions have garnered majority public support of 54% according to a recent poll, though protests and critics remain, and the policy could significantly reshape law enforcement in the capital.
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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.
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 shocks with 'death penalty' vow for nation's capital: 'Very strong preventative!'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wants to bring the death penalty back to Washington, D.C., where capital punishment has been outlawed for more than 40 years.In a cabinet meeting, Trump pitched bringing back the death penalty as part of his purported solution to what he claims is Washington, DC's violent crime crisis — one that isn't backed up by data."Anybody murders something in the capital? Capital punishment," Trump said. "If somebo…
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