US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the death penalty, which obliges the Attorney General to take all necessary and legal measures to ensure that states have sufficient quantities of lethal injection drugs.. The document states that the death penalty is a critical tool for deterring and punishing those who commit the most heinous crimes and acts of deadly violence..
Trump's order directs the Justice Department not only to pursue the death penalty, but also to promote the death penalty in states that have difficulty maintaining sufficient supplies of lethal injection drugs.. This is stated in the corresponding document on the White House website.
Trump has directed the attorney general to seek federal jurisdiction and the death penalty when it comes to the murder of a law enforcement officer or serious crimes committed by an alien illegally in the United States.. Trump also directed the attorney general to try to overturn Supreme Court precedents that "
The White House executive order said that "
" When President Biden took office in 2021, he allowed his Department of Justice to declare a moratorium on federal executions, contrary to his duty to faithfully implement the laws of the United States that provide for the death penalty,"
He also rebuked his predecessor Joe Biden for "
Trump said United States laws have always protected victims by applying the death penalty to barbaric acts..
He called on the Attorney General to take all necessary actions to make changes to the justice manual based on the policies and goals set out in his order.
Let's remember that on the first day of his term, US President Donald Trump signed a decree on the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization..
Earlier it was reported that Trump took up reforming the American immigration system. In particular, he limited the right to citizenship by birth. Trump's executive order prohibited federal agencies from issuing documents in certain cases..