Donald Trump, who takes office as president of the United States after the turn of the year, advocates the death penalty for crimes such as rape and murder.
Donald Trump, who takes office as president of the United States after the turn of the year, has made the death penalty a central part of his legal policy. With promises to introduce tougher penalties for serious crimes such as murder, Trump has drawn both support and criticism from various sections of society. Now he takes another step towards harsher punishment and demands the death penalty for rape.
“As soon as I am sworn in, I will urge the Department of Justice to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers and monsters,” he wrote on social media Truth socialon Christmas Eve.
More executions
Already in his first term, he increased the number of executions and earlier this year proposed the death penalty for human traffickers, drug dealers and migrants who kill American citizens, reports NBC News.
However, Trump’s ambition to expand the death penalty may run into legal obstacles and requires the involvement of Congress if the law needs to be changed. Furthermore, the ACLU and other groups emphasize the importance of authorities monitoring and limiting attempts to increase the use of the death penalty when it may violate the Constitution.
During Trump’s first term as president, 13 federal executions were carried out despite the pandemic. This was more than any other presidential administration since the 19th century.
Donald Trump himself has been accused and convicted of sexual assault. As recently as last year, a unanimous New York City jury found Donald Trump guilty of sexually assaulting writer E Jean Carroll in the 1990s. He was also convicted of defamation and ordered to pay $5 million in damages, but was acquitted of the rape charge. Trump has also been accused on several occasions of sexual harassment and of making derogatory statements about women.