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President Donald Trump called on prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to seek the death penalty for any person convicted of murder in the nation’s capital — a plan that has received pushback from the advocacy group Catholic Mobilizing Network.
“Anybody murders [somebody] in the capital — capital punishment,” Trump told reporters last week.
“If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty and it’s a very strong preventative and everybody that’s heard it agrees with it,” Trump added. “I don’t know if we’re ready for it in this country, but … we have no choice.”
The president did not make clear how he would impose such a requirement. A spokesperson for the White House referred CNA back to Trump’s comments when asked whether a specific policy or plan is in the works.
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“Anybody murders [somebody] in the capital — capital punishment,” Trump told reporters last week.
“If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty and it’s a very strong preventative and everybody that’s heard it agrees with it,” Trump added. “I don’t know if we’re ready for it in this country, but … we have no choice.”
The president did not make clear how he would impose such a requirement. A spokesperson for the White House referred CNA back to Trump’s comments when asked whether a specific policy or plan is in the works.
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Trump backs death penalty in all Washington, DC, murder cases
President Donald Trump called on prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to seek the death penalty for any person convicted of murder in the nation’s capital.
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