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Donald Trump Executioners May Have Misled Courts, Sparking Calls for Investigation On 2/23/21 at 4:22 AM EST Conflicting accounts of the federal executions that took place in the final months of Donald Trump's presidency have prompted calls for an investigation into whether executioners deliberately misled the courts. According to the Associated Press, executioners likened the deaths by lethal injection to falling asleep—in sworn accounts they called gurneys "beds" and referred to final breaths as "snores." The "sanitized" accounts of the executions at the U.S Penitentiary in Terre Haute, I...

After the unprecedented run of Trump executions, 82 advocacy groups are calling on President Biden to immediately end federal capital punishment.

Dozens of civil rights and advocacy organizations are calling on the Biden administration to immediately halt federal executions after an unprecedented run of...

© Getty Images More than 80 advocacy groups on Tuesday called for the Biden administration to halt federal executions, ending a process that was restarted by the Trump administration in 2019. The Associated Press reported that a letter signed by 82 organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union asks President Biden “Any criminal legal system truly dedicated to the pursuit of justice should recognize the humanity of all those who come into contact with it, not sanction the use of a discriminatory practice that denies individuals their rights, fails to respect their dignity, and...

The executions at the end of Donald Trump's presidency, completed in short windows over a few weeks, likely acted as a superspreader event, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.