Trump Floats Death Penalty for All Convicted of Murder in DC

President Donald Trump threatened that prosecutors would seek the death penalty for anyone found guilty of murder in Washington, DC, a move that would escalate his crime crackdown in the nation’s capital.

“If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, DC, we’re going to be seeking the death penalty, and that’s a very strong preventative,” Trump said Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting. “Everybody that’s heard it agrees with it.”

Earlier this month, the federal government took control of Washington’s police department and deployed National Guard troops on the streets in response to what Trump called out-of-control crime and blight. Leaders ...