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Hamlette

(15,388 posts)
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:15 PM Nov 2020

Trump to execute three federal inmates before Biden, who is against death penalty, takes office

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/19/us/joe-biden-trump-updates?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage#trump-plans-three-executions-before-biden-who-opposes-the-death-penalty-takes-power

Since July, when it resumed carrying out the death penalty after a 17-year hiatus, the Trump administration has executed seven federal inmates. Weeks before Mr. Biden is sworn in, the three inmates face the prospect of being the last federal prisoners to die by capital punishment for at least as long as Mr. Biden remains in office.
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Mr. Biden has pledged to eliminate the death penalty. His campaign promised to work to pass legislation to end capital punishment on the federal level and offer incentives to states to follow suit. An aide reiterated Mr. Biden’s platform when asked how he planned to do so and did not respond to requests for comment on the scheduled executions.

The Justice Department under Mr. Trump resumed federal capital punishment this summer after a nearly two-decade informal moratorium. Before then, only three people had been executed by the federal government in the past 50 years, according to Bureau of Prisons data.

Federal executions during a transition of power are extremely unusual, according to Robert Dunham, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. He said that presidents have generally deferred to incoming administrations.

not much more at the link.

But think, of the 13 people executed by the federal government in the last 50 years, 10 of them were executed by Trump.
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Trump to execute three federal inmates before Biden, who is against death penalty, takes office (Original Post) Hamlette Nov 2020 OP
I thought he was "pro-life?" idziak4ever1234 Nov 2020 #1
No, only pro-before birth-life DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #5
Trump gets off on having the power of life or death over people. NoRoadUntravelled Nov 2020 #2
Hundreds of thousands not enough? soothsayer Nov 2020 #3
I would nor be surprised if they are black or brown people. Doreen Nov 2020 #4
Many here love the DP, no idea why! Nt USALiberal Nov 2020 #6
That disturbs me, as well. n/t Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #8
Glad to hear Biden's gone more and more anti-DP mvd Nov 2020 #7
He has to show he is the Alpha male. n/t Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #9

NoRoadUntravelled

(2,626 posts)
2. Trump gets off on having the power of life or death over people.
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:20 PM
Nov 2020

If it weren't for the world media watching he would have done much worse to the peaceful protesters than he did. He is seriously mentally ill and it's important for his ego to impress his cult following and other cruel dictators with violence.

mvd

(65,148 posts)
7. Glad to hear Biden's gone more and more anti-DP
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 05:05 PM
Nov 2020

Of course as always Trump cares nothing about what his successor wants.

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