Trump has signed a memo ordering prosecutors to pursue the death penalty in D.C., even though the city abolished it in 1981. Supporters call it tough on crime; critics see it as federal overreach and a direct challenge to local self-rule.
Trump has signed a memo ordering prosecutors to pursue the death penalty in D.C., even though the city abolished it in 1981. Supporters call it tough on crime; critics see it as federal overreach and a direct challenge to local self-rule.