President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment,
President-elect Donald Trump reacted to President Joe Biden’s commutation of the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row with befuddlement and disbelief on Tuesday, claiming the decision “makes no sense.
Only three inmates were left to face the death penalty, including convicted Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Robert Bowers, who was sentenced to death for killing 11 worshippers and wounding seven during a shooting at a the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018.
Biden confirmed 235 judges, edging Trump’s first-term total but falling short in appellate and Supreme Court influence, prioritizing diversity over ideology.
All of Biden's picks will serve lifetime appointments, meaning they will serve to protect his legacy when Trump takes office.
Biden did not commute the death sentences of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Charleston church killer Dylann Roof, and Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers. They will be the only three left on the federal execution list when Trump, a proponent of the death penalty, takes office on January 20.
The Senate on Friday confirmed Biden's 235th lifetime federal judge — one more than Trump appointed during his first term in office.
Mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office, President Joe Biden is commuting
Trump said relatives of victims are angry that Biden spared the lives of some of the “worst killers in our country,” including inmates who killed police and military officers.
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump frequently spoke about the war in Ukraine, often promising to end it within a day. However, after his election, the Ukrainian issue has remained on his agenda,