Trump pledges to pursue the death penalty for individuals convicted of serious crimes.

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to "vigorously" pursue the death penalty for individuals who commit violent crimes. He intends to reinstate this practice as he did during his first term in office.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine, referencing Axios and The Guardian.

Trump's statement came a day after the current President of the United States, Joe Biden, commuted the death sentences of most inmates sentenced to death by the federal government.

"As soon as I take office, I will direct the Department of Justice to aggressively seek the death penalty to protect American families and children from brutal rapists, murderers, and monsters. We will once again become a nation of law and order," Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

The Guardian notes that the newly elected president will not be able to reverse Biden's commutations, which affected 37 federal inmates sentenced to death.

In his statement, the current White House occupant emphasized that he "condemns these murderers, mourns the victims of their heinous acts, and sympathizes with all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss."

Opponents of the death penalty welcomed the decision, while others criticized this move.

However, three men did not receive sentence commutations. They are:

• Robert Bowers, convicted for the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue;
• Dylann Roof, convicted for the shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church;
• Jahar Tsarnaev, convicted for the Boston Marathon bombing.

Recall that in an interview with NBC News, Trump stated that he intends to pardon the participants of the Capitol storming (an incident that occurred on January 6, 2021). He clarified that he plans to do this on the first day after his inauguration.