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US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he will direct the US Justice Department to "vigorously" pursue the death penalty for perpetrators once he takes charge.
Just days after President Joe Biden granted pardon to 37 death row inmates, Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that as soon as he is inaugurated in January 2025, he will issue the order to protect Americans from the "monsters".
<h2>What did Trump say?</h2>
Trump, on his social media platform, vowed "As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters."
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"We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!," he stressed.
<h2>Can he reverse the pardons?</h2>
No, incoming president Donald Trump cannot change or reverse the clemency granted by the incumbent president.
According to Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution, the POTUS "shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." These pardons cannot be overturned, by a court, Congress or another President for that matter.
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<h2>Biden's clemency</h2>
US President Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country. 
The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shooting, yet they received clemency.
In a statement, he said, “Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss.”
"But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vice president, and now president, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level. In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted."
However, three convicts, Dylann Roof, a white Supremacist, who was behind the Charleston church shooting of 2015; Dzhokhar "Jahar" Anzorovich Tsarnaev, who along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, carried out the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013; and Robert Gregory Bowers is the perpetrator behind the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting were not part of Biden's clemency.
(With inputs from agencies)

Trump, on his social media platform, vowed: "As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters"



Florid US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he will direct the US Justice Department to "vigorously" pursue the death penalty for perpetrators once he takes charge. Just days after President Joe Biden granted pardon to 37 death row inmates, Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that as soon as he is inaugurated in January 2025, he will issue the order to protect Americans from the "monsters". What did Trump say? Trump, on his social media platform, vowed "As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters." Also read | Who are the three death row inmates Joe Biden didn't pardon? Here's all you need to know "We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!," he stressed. Can he reverse the pardons? No, incoming president Donald Trump cannot change or reverse the clemency granted by the incumbent president. According to Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution, the POTUS "shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." These pardons cannot be overturned, by a court, Congress or another President for that matter. Also read | ‘In good conscience,’ US President Biden commutes 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences as term nears end Biden's clemency US President Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country. The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shooting, yet they received clemency. In a statement, he said, “Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss.” "But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vice president, and now president, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level. In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted." However, three convicts, Dylann Roof, a white Supremacist, who was behind the Charleston church shooting of 2015; Dzhokhar "Jahar" Anzorovich Tsarnaev, who along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, carried out the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013; and Robert Gregory Bowers is the perpetrator behind the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting were not part of Biden's clemency. (With inputs from agencies)

Can Trump overturn Biden's pardons? President-elect vows to pursue death penalty 'vigorously'

US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he will direct the US Justice Department to "vigorously" pursue the death penalty for perpetrators once he takes charge.

Just days after President Joe Biden granted pardon to 37 death row inmates, Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that as soon as he is inaugurated in January 2025, he will issue the order to protect Americans from the "monsters".

<h2>What did Trump say?</h2>

Trump, on his social media platform, vowed "As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters."

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"We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!," he stressed.

<h2>Can he reverse the pardons?</h2>

No, incoming president Donald Trump cannot change or reverse the clemency granted by the incumbent president.

According to Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution, the POTUS "shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." These pardons cannot be overturned, by a court, Congress or another President for that matter.

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<h2>Biden's clemency</h2>

US President Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country.&nbsp;

The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shooting, yet they received clemency.

In a statement, he&nbsp;said, “Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss.”

"But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vice president, and now president, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level. In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted."

However, three convicts, Dylann Roof, a white Supremacist, who was behind the Charleston church shooting of 2015; Dzhokhar "Jahar" Anzorovich Tsarnaev, who along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, carried out the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013; and Robert Gregory Bowers is the perpetrator behind the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting were not part of Biden's clemency.

(With inputs from agencies)

US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he will direct the US Justice Department to "vigorously" pursue the death penalty for perpetrators once he takes charge.

US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he will direct the US Justice Department to "vigorously" pursue the death penalty for perpetrators once he takes charge. Just days after President Joe Biden granted pardon to 37 death row inmates, Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that as soon as he is inaugurated in January 2025, he will issue the order to protect Americans from the "monsters". What did Trump say? Trump, on his social media platform, vowed "As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters." Also read | Who are the three death row inmates Joe Biden didn't pardon? Here's all you need to know "We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!," he stressed. Can he reverse the pardons? No, incoming president Donald Trump cannot change or reverse the clemency granted by the incumbent president. According to Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution, the POTUS "shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." These pardons cannot be overturned, by a court, Congress or another President for that matter. Also read | ‘In good conscience,’ US President Biden commutes 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences as term nears end Biden's clemency US President Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country. The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shooting, yet they received clemency. In a statement, he said, “Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss.” "But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, vice president, and now president, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level. In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted." However, three convicts, Dylann Roof, a white Supremacist, who was behind the Charleston church shooting of 2015; Dzhokhar "Jahar" Anzorovich Tsarnaev, who along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, carried out the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013; and Robert Gregory Bowers is the perpetrator behind the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting were not part of Biden's clemency. (With inputs from agencies)

US President Joe Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country.&nbsp;

The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shootings, yet they received clemency. This begs the question: why were three death row inmates left to meet the grim fate?

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Here's what you need to know about the three individuals that were not part of Biden's clemency:

<h2>Dylann Roof</h2>

Dylann Roof, a white Supremacist, was behind the Charleston church shooting of 2015.

On June 17, 2015, during a Bible study, Roof, who was 21 years old at the time, shot dead nine people and injured a 10th one at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.&nbsp;

<img alt="Dylann Roof" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="03924478-4ae8-4a66-b85c-6a8cb7817879" src="//cdn.wionews.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/New%20wion%20-%202024-12-24T082859.905.jpg" />

(Image courtesy: Wikipedia)

All of Roof's victims were African Americans.

When caught, he confessed that he carried out the shooting in hopes of igniting a race war.&nbsp;

On December 15, 2016, he was convicted in a federal court on 33 charges, including hate crimes, and subsequently, on January 11, 2017, he was sentenced to death for his crimes.&nbsp;

<h2>Dzhokhar Tsarnaev</h2>

Dzhokhar "Jahar" Anzorovich Tsarnaev, along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was behind the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013.

On April 15, 2013, the two brothers planted a series of home-made pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Their attack claimed the lives of three people, while 264 others were injured.&nbsp;

<img alt="Dzhokhar Tsarnaev" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1715bc0e-d503-4e34-af47-92237ef4c093" src="//cdn.wionews.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/New%20wion%20-%202024-12-24T085320.202.jpg" />

(Image courtesy: Wikipedia)

Later, in a getaway attempt, the two brothers killed MIT Police Officer Sean Collier while attempting to steal his weapon.

In the ensuing shoot-out, Tamerlan was killed and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was injured.

He was charged with usage of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, in addition to aiding and abetting murder. On May 15, 2015, the jury sentenced 21-year-old Dzhokhar to death by lethal injection.

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<h2>Robert Bowers</h2>

Robert Gregory Bowers is the perpetrator behind the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, an antisemitic terrorist attack that took place at the Tree of Life—Or L'Simcha Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2018.

On October 27, 2018, during the Shabbat morning services, he killed 11 people and wounded six, including several Holocaust survivors.

<img alt="Robert Bowers" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="59c26bb5-4805-4e99-a94d-baf16aeb32b7" src="//cdn.wionews.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/New%20wion%20-%202024-12-24T090418.263.jpg" />

(Image courtesy: AFP)

The attack is considered the deadliest on a local Jewish community in American history so far, second only to the 2019 Jersey City shooting.

Bowers, 46-year-old at the time of his crime, was sentenced to death by legal injection last year, on August 3, 2023.

(With inputs from agencies)

US President Joe Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country. The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shootings, yet they received clemency.

US President Joe Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country. The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shootings, yet they received clemency. This begs the question: why were three death row inmates left to meet the grim fate? Also read | ‘In good conscience,’ US President Biden commutes 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences as term nears end Here's what you need to know about the three individuals that were not part of Biden's clemency: Dylann Roof Dylann Roof, a white Supremacist, was behind the Charleston church shooting of 2015. On June 17, 2015, during a Bible study, Roof, who was 21 years old at the time, shot dead nine people and injured a 10th one at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (Image courtesy: Wikipedia) All of Roof's victims were African Americans. When caught, he confessed that he carried out the shooting in hopes of igniting a race war. On December 15, 2016, he was convicted in a federal court on 33 charges, including hate crimes, and subsequently, on January 11, 2017, he was sentenced to death for his crimes. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Dzhokhar "Jahar" Anzorovich Tsarnaev, along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was behind the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013. On April 15, 2013, the two brothers planted a series of home-made pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Their attack claimed the lives of three people, while 264 others were injured. (Image courtesy: Wikipedia) Later, in a getaway attempt, the two brothers killed MIT Police Officer Sean Collier while attempting to steal his weapon. In the ensuing shoot-out, Tamerlan was killed and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was injured. He was charged with usage of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, in addition to aiding and abetting murder. On May 15, 2015, the jury sentenced 21-year-old Dzhokhar to death by lethal injection. Also read | New York subway horror: Illegal immigrant Sebastian Zapeta charged for setting sleeping woman on fire Robert Bowers Robert Gregory Bowers is the perpetrator behind the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, an antisemitic terrorist attack that took place at the Tree of Life—Or L'Simcha Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2018. On October 27, 2018, during the Shabbat morning services, he killed 11 people and wounded six, including several Holocaust survivors. (Image courtesy: AFP) The attack is considered the deadliest on a local Jewish community in American history so far, second only to the 2019 Jersey City shooting. Bowers, 46-year-old at the time of his crime, was sentenced to death by legal injection last year, on August 3, 2023. (With inputs from agencies)

Who are the three death row inmates Joe Biden didn't pardon? Here's all you need to know

Washington, United States
US President Joe Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country. 
The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shootings, yet they received clemency. This begs the question: why were three death row inmates left to meet the grim fate?
Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/in-good-conscience-us-president-biden-commutes-37-out-of-40-federal-death-row-sentences-as-term-nears-end-786267">‘In good conscience,’ US President Biden commutes 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences as term nears end</a>
Here's what you need to know about the three individuals that were not part of Biden's clemency:
<h2>Dylann Roof</h2>
Dylann Roof, a white Supremacist, was behind the Charleston church shooting of 2015.
On June 17, 2015, during a Bible study, Roof, who was 21 years old at the time, shot dead nine people and injured a 10th one at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. 
<img alt="Dylann Roof" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="03924478-4ae8-4a66-b85c-6a8cb7817879" src="https://img-cdn.thepublive.com/filters:format(webp)/wion/media/post_attachments/sites/default/files/inline-images/New wion - 2024-12-24T082859.905.jpg"/>
(Image courtesy: Wikipedia)
All of Roof's victims were African Americans.
When caught, he confessed that he carried out the shooting in hopes of igniting a race war. 
On December 15, 2016, he was convicted in a federal court on 33 charges, including hate crimes, and subsequently, on January 11, 2017, he was sentenced to death for his crimes. 
<h2>Dzhokhar Tsarnaev</h2>
Dzhokhar "Jahar" Anzorovich Tsarnaev, along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was behind the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013.
On April 15, 2013, the two brothers planted a series of home-made pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Their attack claimed the lives of three people, while 264 others were injured. 
<img alt="Dzhokhar Tsarnaev" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1715bc0e-d503-4e34-af47-92237ef4c093" src="https://img-cdn.thepublive.com/filters:format(webp)/wion/media/post_attachments/sites/default/files/inline-images/New wion - 2024-12-24T085320.202.jpg"/>
(Image courtesy: Wikipedia)
Later, in a getaway attempt, the two brothers killed MIT Police Officer Sean Collier while attempting to steal his weapon.
In the ensuing shoot-out, Tamerlan was killed and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was injured.
He was charged with usage of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, in addition to aiding and abetting murder. On May 15, 2015, the jury sentenced 21-year-old Dzhokhar to death by lethal injection.
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<h2>Robert Bowers</h2>
Robert Gregory Bowers is the perpetrator behind the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, an antisemitic terrorist attack that took place at the Tree of Life—Or L'Simcha Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2018.
On October 27, 2018, during the Shabbat morning services, he killed 11 people and wounded six, including several Holocaust survivors.
<img alt="Robert Bowers" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="59c26bb5-4805-4e99-a94d-baf16aeb32b7" src="https://img-cdn.thepublive.com/filters:format(webp)/wion/media/post_attachments/sites/default/files/inline-images/New wion - 2024-12-24T090418.263.jpg"/>
(Image courtesy: AFP)
The attack is considered the deadliest on a local Jewish community in American history so far, second only to the 2019 Jersey City shooting.
Bowers, 46-year-old at the time of his crime, was sentenced to death by legal injection last year, on August 3, 2023.
(With inputs from agencies)

Why were three out of 40 death row inmates left to meet the grim fate? Here's what you need to know about the three individuals that were not part of Joe Biden's clemency



Washington, United States US President Joe Biden on Monday (Dec 23) commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row in the country. The crimes of the 37 convicts who had their death sentences "reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole" included murder, kidnapping and shootings, yet they received clemency. This begs the question: why were three death row inmates left to meet the grim fate? Also read | ‘In good conscience,’ US President Biden commutes 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences as term nears end Here's what you need to know about the three individuals that were not part of Biden's clemency: Dylann Roof Dylann Roof, a white Supremacist, was behind the Charleston church shooting of 2015. On June 17, 2015, during a Bible study, Roof, who was 21 years old at the time, shot dead nine people and injured a 10th one at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (Image courtesy: Wikipedia) All of Roof's victims were African Americans. When caught, he confessed that he carried out the shooting in hopes of igniting a race war. On December 15, 2016, he was convicted in a federal court on 33 charges, including hate crimes, and subsequently, on January 11, 2017, he was sentenced to death for his crimes. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Dzhokhar "Jahar" Anzorovich Tsarnaev, along with his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was behind the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013. On April 15, 2013, the two brothers planted a series of home-made pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Their attack claimed the lives of three people, while 264 others were injured. (Image courtesy: Wikipedia) Later, in a getaway attempt, the two brothers killed MIT Police Officer Sean Collier while attempting to steal his weapon. In the ensuing shoot-out, Tamerlan was killed and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was injured. He was charged with usage of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, in addition to aiding and abetting murder. On May 15, 2015, the jury sentenced 21-year-old Dzhokhar to death by lethal injection. Also read | New York subway horror: Illegal immigrant Sebastian Zapeta charged for setting sleeping woman on fire Robert Bowers Robert Gregory Bowers is the perpetrator behind the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, an antisemitic terrorist attack that took place at the Tree of Life—Or L'Simcha Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 2018. On October 27, 2018, during the Shabbat morning services, he killed 11 people and wounded six, including several Holocaust survivors. (Image courtesy: AFP) The attack is considered the deadliest on a local Jewish community in American history so far, second only to the 2019 Jersey City shooting. Bowers, 46-year-old at the time of his crime, was sentenced to death by legal injection last year, on August 3, 2023. (With inputs from agencies)

The US Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of killing three people and injuring hundreds of others with homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon in 2013.

A court of appeals had vacated Tsarnaev's death sentence but it was reimposed by the conservative-dominated Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote.

Federal executions resumed under former president Donald Trump but were halted after Democrat Joe Biden took office in January 2021.

Tsarnaev was 19 when he and his older brother Tamerlan planted two explosive devices near the finish line of the April 15, 2013, race, killing three people and injuring 264.

On the run, the two also killed a policeman. Tamerlan was killed in a gunfight with police.

Tsarnaev's 2015 conviction over the deadly bombing earned him sentences of both life imprisonment and capital punishment.

But his lawyers won an appeal of the death sentence on grounds that jurors had not sufficiently heard arguments about how Tsarnaev was deeply under his brother's influence in committing the crime.

The Justice Department under Trump rejected those arguments and appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty in the high-profile case.

Despite the moratorium on federal executions, Biden's attorney general Merrick Garland allowed the Justice Department's appeal to reinstate the original sentence to go ahead in the high court.

The six conservatives on the court agreed on Friday that the death sentence should be reinstated for the now 28-year-old Tsarnaev, who is incarcerated at Colorado's Supermax prison.

"Dzhokhar Tsarnaev committed heinous crimes," Justice Clarence Thomas said in the majority opinion.&nbsp;

"The Sixth Amendment nonetheless guaranteed him a fair trial before an impartial jury. He received one.

"The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is reversed."

The US Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of killing three people and injuring hundreds of others with homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon in 2013.

The US Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of killing three people and injuring hundreds of others with homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon in 2013. A court of appeals had vacated Tsarnaev's death sentence but it was reimposed by the conservative-dominated Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote. Federal executions resumed under former president Donald Trump but were halted after Democrat Joe Biden took office in January 2021. Tsarnaev was 19 when he and his older brother Tamerlan planted two explosive devices near the finish line of the April 15, 2013, race, killing three people and injuring 264. On the run, the two also killed a policeman. Tamerlan was killed in a gunfight with police. Tsarnaev's 2015 conviction over the deadly bombing earned him sentences of both life imprisonment and capital punishment. But his lawyers won an appeal of the death sentence on grounds that jurors had not sufficiently heard arguments about how Tsarnaev was deeply under his brother's influence in committing the crime. The Justice Department under Trump rejected those arguments and appealed to the Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty in the high-profile case. Despite the moratorium on federal executions, Biden's attorney general Merrick Garland allowed the Justice Department's appeal to reinstate the original sentence to go ahead in the high court. The six conservatives on the court agreed on Friday that the death sentence should be reinstated for the now 28-year-old Tsarnaev, who is incarcerated at Colorado's Supermax prison. "Dzhokhar Tsarnaev committed heinous crimes," Justice Clarence Thomas said in the majority opinion. "The Sixth Amendment nonetheless guaranteed him a fair trial before an impartial jury. He received one. "The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is reversed."

US Supreme Court reinstates death penalty for Boston bomber

The US President Donald Trump has called for a re-sentencing of Boston Marathon bomber&nbsp;Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Sunday.

"Rarely has anybody deserved the death penalty more than the Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev," Trump tweeted.

"So many lives lost and ruined. The Federal Government must again seek the Death Penalty in a do-over of the original trial. Our Country cannot let the appellate decision stand," he added.

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The statement came after&nbsp;an appeals court overturned the death penalty of the 27-year-old.&nbsp;

Tsarnaev was sentenced to death in 2015 for planting two homemade bombs near the finish line of the race in 2013, killing three people and injuring 264 others. The sentence was overturned this week by a US appeals court.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/boston-marathon-bomber-wins-death-penalty-appeal-317391">Also read:&nbsp;Boston Marathon bomber wins death penalty appeal</a>

He had admitted carrying out the attack at the age of 19 with his older brother,&nbsp;Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who reportedly died four days after the attack in a gunfight with police.

Tsarnaev's lawyers argued that he was less responsible one and had no prior history of violence. They tried to convince the court that the plan was made and executed mainly by his older brother. However, the three-judge bench assured that Tsarnaev, who came to the US from Soviet Union as a child, will be serving his rest of the life in the jail even with the new sentence.

The US President Donald Trump, however, feels that the process of re-sentencing needs to start as soon as possible.&nbsp;Trump has regularly called for increased use of the death penalty, which is rare in the United States. However,&nbsp;in the last 30 days, three of such sentences have been carried out and the fourth one is scheduled soon.

No comment has bee given by the bomber's team of attorneys.

The US President Donald Trump has called for a re-sentencing of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Sunday. "Rarely has anybody deserved the death penalty more than the Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev," Trump tweeted.

The US President Donald Trump has called for a re-sentencing of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Sunday. "Rarely has anybody deserved the death penalty more than the Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev," Trump tweeted. "So many lives lost and ruined. The Federal Government must again seek the Death Penalty in a do-over of the original trial. Our Country cannot let the appellate decision stand," he added. Rarely has anybody deserved the death penalty more than the Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The court agreed that this “was one of the worst domestic terrorist attacks since the 9/11 atrocities”. Yet the appellate court tossed out the death sentence. So many lives lost.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2020 × The statement came after an appeals court overturned the death penalty of the 27-year-old. Tsarnaev was sentenced to death in 2015 for planting two homemade bombs near the finish line of the race in 2013, killing three people and injuring 264 others. The sentence was overturned this week by a US appeals court. Also read: Boston Marathon bomber wins death penalty appeal He had admitted carrying out the attack at the age of 19 with his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who reportedly died four days after the attack in a gunfight with police. Tsarnaev's lawyers argued that he was less responsible one and had no prior history of violence. They tried to convince the court that the plan was made and executed mainly by his older brother. However, the three-judge bench assured that Tsarnaev, who came to the US from Soviet Union as a child, will be serving his rest of the life in the jail even with the new sentence. The US President Donald Trump, however, feels that the process of re-sentencing needs to start as soon as possible. Trump has regularly called for increased use of the death penalty, which is rare in the United States. However, in the last 30 days, three of such sentences have been carried out and the fourth one is scheduled soon. No comment has bee given by the bomber's team of attorneys.

Donald Trump calls for death sentence of Boston marathon bomber

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri warned United States of the &quot;gravest consequences&quot; if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoners is executed. 
 
Tsarnaev, named in Zawahri&#39;s online video message, was sentenced to death by lethal injection on June 24 last year for the 2013 bomb attack\ which killed three people and injured more than 260. 
 
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death by lethal injection on June 24 last year for the 2013 bomb attack

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri warned United States of the "gravest consequences" if Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev or any other Muslim prisoners is executed. Tsarnaev, named in Zawahri's online video message, was sentenced to death by lethal injection on June 24 last year for the 2013 bomb attack\ which killed three people and injured more than 260. (Reuters)

Al-Qaeda leader warns of 'gravest consequences' if Boston marathon bomber executed