Trump, the death penalty and its links with America’s racist history

Today in Focus

English - January 15, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 37.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
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This week, Donald Trump sanctioned the execution of the only woman on federal death row: Lisa Montgomery. She was the 11th prisoner to be killed since the president restarted federal executions in July last year. The Guardian US’s Ed Pilkington looks at why Trump has carried out more federal executions than any other president in almost 200 years. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus