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Apr 24, 2026 The Justice Department announced that federal executions could use firing squads and restored other execution methods Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The policy expanded the coercive reach of the federal state in capital punishment, strengthening executive control over how death sentences would be carried out.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
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- Justice Department expands federal execution methods — The Justice Department announced plans to expand federal execution methods to include firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation, citing difficulties in obtaining lethal injection drugs.
- US Justice Department to Allow Firing Squads for Federal Executions — The US Department of Justice announced it will allow firing squads as a method of execution for federal death penalty cases, alongside the readoption of the lethal injection protocol from the first Trump administration.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 66 – 2026-04-18–2026-04-24
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Apr 20, 2026 President Trump granted mass clemency to January 6 participants Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The clemency used pardon power to erase accountability for an attack on democratic institutions, testing whether executive mercy could override consequences for political allies.
Independently corroborated by3 independent news desks
Associated Press · NPR · BBC
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- Trump Grants Clemency to Capitol Attack Participants — At the start of his second presidency, Donald Trump initiated mass clemency, including unconditional pardons, for 1,500 individuals who participated in the January 6 Capitol attack.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 66 – 2026-04-18–2026-04-24
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