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Donald Trump slams Joe Biden for commuting death sentences

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President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.
Hürriyet Daily News
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Trump's statement on his social media platform Truth Social comes one day after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole.
The Gazette
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Presidents historically have no involvement in dictating or recommending the punishments that federal prosecutors seek for defendants in criminal cases, though Trump has long sought more direct control over the Justice Department's operations.
Le Monde
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Biden's move to reclassify the death sentences to life without the possibility of parole was heavily criticized by Republicans and many Democrats.
Fox News

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