*The Donald Trump administration will see three more federal executions take place before Trump leaves office, after two recent executions which many found to be a shocking precedent for a lame-duck president. Reporter Wesley Lowery joins Tiffany Cross to discuss. Watch via the player above. Here’s more info on federal executions via Time: The U.S. Department of Justice executed 40-year-old Brandon Bernard Thursday evening, despite vocal pushback from numerous advocates and high-profile figures. Fifty-six-year-old Alfred Bourgeois was executed Friday, bringing the total number of people executed by the federal government since July up to 10—the highest in a single year since 1896.