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March 22, 2018

AG Sessions Tells Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty in Drug Cases
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed federal prosecutors on
Wednesday to seek the death penalty in drug-related cases, saying
executions should be used as a deterrent to combat the opioid epidemic.
The announcement came amid a push by President Trump to apply capital
punishment to drug dealers-citing favorably the policies of Chinese
President Xi Jinping and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has
boasted of killing drug dealers himself.


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