RD-019 / Executive orderPUBLIC RECORD
The federal death-penalty directive
The order directed the Attorney General to pursue capital punishment in cases the administration considered sufficiently severe and addressed related legal strategy. [The White House]
Read the scope first.
The January 20, 2025 policy directive to the Attorney General; not a statement that a death sentence was imposed in every covered case.
WHAT THE DOCUMENT SAYS
The record.
Section 3(a) directs the Attorney General to pursue the death penalty for crimes the order describes as demanding its use. [The White House]
KEEP THIS PART ATTACHED
The context.
A directive to pursue capital punishment is not a court judgment or sentence in a particular case. [The White House]
DON’T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
Open the original.
- Primary document · The White HouseRestoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety
Section 3(a) and related directives
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/restoring-the-death-penalty-and-protecting-public-safety/
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