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Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Hasan
El UniversoLO·US·1 day ago
President Trump has approved the execution of a mass shooter by the US military, a first in modern US history. The move raises constitutional and legal questions about the use of military justice for civilian crimes. It signals an aggressive expansion of executive power in capital punishment.
President Trump has ordered the execution of former Major Nidal Hasan, convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood attack. This marks the first US military execution since 1961 and a departure from established precedent, with the method specified as firing squad. The order is confirmed by multiple sources, though the full legal and constitutional implications remain uncertain.