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Will there be legal challenges to Trump's death penalty directive by January 20, 2026?
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Trump Vows Death Penalty for Violent Offenders After Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences
Dec 24, 2024, 03:42 PM
President-elect Donald Trump announced that upon his inauguration, he will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty for violent offenders, including rapists and murderers. "We will be a Nation of Law and Order again," Trump declared. This move aims to protect American families and children from what he described as "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters." The announcement follows President Joe Biden's commutation of sentences for 37 murderers and child rapists, reducing their death sentences to life imprisonment.
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Federal Executions Halted • 25%
Ongoing Legal Battle • 25%
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Federal Executions Proceed • 25%
No change in state-level executions • 25%
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Child molestation • 25%
Rape • 25%
Murder • 25%
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