WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday (Aug 26) that the federal authorities will start looking for the dying penalty in murder circumstances in Washington DC, increasing his law-and-order push and federal management over the capital.
“If anyone kills anyone within the capital, Washington DC, we’re going to be looking for the dying penalty, and that’s a really sturdy preventative,” Trump stated at a White Home cupboard assembly. “We now have no selection.”
LAW-AND-ORDER PUSH
The transfer underscores Trump’s efforts to exert energy over the Democratic-leaning capital, the place violent crime has fallen from a 2023 spike however stays a flashpoint in political debate. He has already declared an emergency, deployed Nationwide Guard troops and despatched federal legislation enforcement to again up native police.
Trump has additionally threatened to increase such measures to different cities, together with Chicago.
Washington is exclusive in that it falls beneath the jurisdiction of Congress, although residents elect a mayor and council beneath the 1973 Dwelling Rule Act. Town has abolished the dying penalty for native crimes, however it stays attainable for sure offences beneath federal legislation.
