Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that military personnel would execute Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, by firing squad on December 3, 2026.
Biden's commutation left open those on military death row. Hegseth said it would be livestreamed for public viewing.
Trump decided public opposition (even Vance didn't want to watch) was strong enough not to agree. It is an example of the public applying constitutional norms. An important check.
Yes, it would probably have been upheld in court. Maybe correctly.
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