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Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter

Original: Trump Has Approved a US Military Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan, the First Since 1945

President Trump has approved a US military execution by firing squad for Nidal Hasan, the Army major convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people. It would be the first US military execution since 1945. Hasan has been on death row awaiting execution since his 2013 court-martial conviction.

Why now: A presidential order to resume military executions after 80 years is a major and controversial policy move.

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• Trump Has Approved a US Military Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan, the First Since 1945 · Military.com

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