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"



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.

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.

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

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



A federal jury sentenced Robert Bowers for killing 11 people at Pittburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. It was the first federal death penalty under US President Joe Biden's tenure.

Who is Robert Bowers? Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter sentenced to death for killing 11 people

A 50-year-old man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018, could face the death penalty if found guilty in a federal trial that opened on Tuesday (May 30).

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Attacker could face death penalty in trial

A heavily armed gunman opened fire during a baby-naming ceremony at a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh on Saturday, killing 11 people and injuring six in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent American history.

US: 11 dead after heavily-armed gunman attacks synagogue

The 11 victims murdered at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest attack ever on the Jewish community in the United States were mostly older worshipers, ranging in age from 54 to 97, officials said on Sunday.

Pittsburgh synagogue victims included 97-year-old, pair of brothers

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

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

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

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

Who is Robert Bowers? Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter sentenced to death for killing 11 people

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Attacker could face death penalty in trial

US: 11 dead after heavily-armed gunman attacks synagogue

Pittsburgh synagogue victims included 97-year-old, pair of brothers