{"id":338557,"date":"2026-04-28T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trumps-doj-is-bringing-back-firing-squads-for-federal-executions\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:00:11","slug":"why-trumps-doj-is-bringing-back-firing-squads-for-federal-executions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-trumps-doj-is-bringing-back-firing-squads-for-federal-executions\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Trump&#8217;s DOJ is bringing back firing squads for federal executions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xHDhHtGspRI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Trump's DOJ is bringing back firing squads for federal executions\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xHDhHtGspRI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department announced Friday it is continuing to clear the way for expediting federal death-penalty cases, including by expanding the manners of execution to include death by firing squad.<\/p>\n<p>Under President Joe Biden, the Justice Department reversed much of the work done under President Donald Trump\u2019s first administration related to expanding the death penalty in federal cases, which the Justice Department has been peeling back.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Why the DOJ is expanding execution methods<br \/>\n1:24 Is a firing squad more humane than lethal injection?<br \/>\n3:45 A CNN NewsNight panel debates what this move says about the Trump administration<br \/>\n7:50 Are controversial execution methods a distraction from bigger issues?<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#DeathPenalty #FiringSquad #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Justice Department announced Friday it is continuing to clear the way for expediting federal death-penalty cases, including by expanding the manners of execution to include death by firing squad. 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