In Brief: The Fate of the Death Penalty (with Sadie Gurman)
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The Justice Department Continues to Seek the Death Penalty
The Justice Department has continued to pursue the death penalty in at least seven cases, including one playing out in federal court in Manhattan right now. In contrast, we have the case of the man who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart. The Attorney General told prosecutors not to seek death, even though they had recommended it. And he cited the man's mental illness.
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