Executive Branch

Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Murders in Washington

The District of Columbia abolished the death penalty in 1981.
Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Murders in Washington
President Donald Trump participates in a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 26, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Aug. 26 called for the death penalty for anyone who commits murder in the nation’s capital city.

“If somebody kills somebody in the capital—Washington, D.C.—we’re going to be seeking the death penalty,” he said during a Cabinet meeting.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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