Trump, firing squads and federal execution
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The Justice Department announced a series of actions on Friday aimed at restoring and expanding the use of the federal death penalty, including new execution methods and efforts to speed up capital cases.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday it will bring back the use of firing squads and electric chairs for some death penalty cases, as well as “readopting” the use of lethal injections as used during the first Trump administration.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last January, prioritizing the use of the death penalty in federal cases.