CRIME/JOE BIDEN: “The former president [Donald Trump], if re-elected, is still committed to expanding the use of the federal death penalty and bringing back banned methods of execution, the sources say. He has even, one of the sources recounts, mused about televising footage of executions, including showing condemned prisoners in the final moments of their lives.
Specifically, Trump has talked about bringing back death by firing squad, by hanging, and, according to two of the sources, possibly even by guillotine. He has also, sources say, discussed group executions. Trump has floated these ideas while discussing planned campaign rhetoric and policy desires, as well as his disdain for President Biden’s approach to crime.”
-Asawin Suebsaeng and Patrick Reis, “Trump Plans to Bring Back Firing Squads, Group Executions if He Retakes White House,” rollingstone.com, February 14, 2023