Trump says will seek death penalty for murders in US capital
President Donald Trump announced his intention to pursue the death penalty for individuals convicted of murder in Washington D.C., aiming to curb what he perceives as escalating crime rates in the nation's capital. He believes this measure will se...
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would seek the death penalty for murders in Washington, as part of a crackdown on what he calls out-of-control crime in the US capital.
"If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington DC, 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 said at a cabinet meeting.
"If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington DC, 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 said at a cabinet meeting.
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