“Rep. Nancy Mace’s former fiance and two of his business associates were charged with sex crimes and voyeurism on Wednesday over an episode the South Carolina congresswoman described in detail during a speech last year on the House floor about how crimes against women are not investigated thoroughly,” the Associated Press reports.
Trump Debates Calling Off Livestream of Firing Squad
“President Donald Trump and his advisers are debating whether to call off plans to livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, with Trump having remarked privately that he did not initially know that Nidal Hasan was paralyzed from the waist down,” CNN reports.
“The president was not aware that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was announcing last week that the administration planned to let the public watch the execution, the sources said, and was not sure what to make of it at first.”
Trump Pardons Two Auto Workers During Rally in Alaska
“President Trump during a political rally in the state late Tuesday granted onstage pardons to two Alaska auto shop owners who pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act — an unusually public use of the president’s clemency power,” CBS News reports.
“The president said the two men — Zachary Czubak and Patrick Fleming — were ‘wrongly charged,’ and cast the charges against the two men as an example of how the Biden-era Justice Department ‘viciously targeted the Alaskan way of life.'”
Washington Sun: Trump stumps for Alaska Republicans and hands out two pardons.
Backlash Grows to Hegseth’s Livestream Execution Plan
“The plan to livestream the firing squad execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter is garnering mounting discomfort from the Catholic Church, the Hill and survivors of the shooting,” Axios reports.
“President Trump even has apparent qualms over holding the first public execution in the U.S. in some nine decades after receiving a deluge of bipartisan concern.”
New York Post: Mike Johnson urges Trump to rethink livestreaming Nidal Hasan execution: “I wouldn’t be watching.”
Libertarian Candidates Find Dead Body in River
“What started as a routine day on the campaign trail turned into a police scene when two statewide Libertarian candidates discovered a dead body in the Maumee River near downtown Toledo,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Trump Expresses Doubts About Livestreaming Execution
“President Trump has privately shared misgivings about livestreaming the firing-squad execution of a former Army major who murdered 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas,” Axios reports.
“Trump has been deluged with ‘negative input’ about the idea from a bipartisan chorus of lawmakers as well as advisers inside and outside of his White House.”
Newsom May Commute All California Death Sentences
“Gov. Gavin Newsom is reportedly considering commuting the sentences of the 563 people condemned to death row in California prisons, as public opinion has shifted in the week since a Tennessee female prisoner survived a botched execution by lethal injection,” the Sacramento Bee reports.
“Newsom, who is term-limited, has discussed with his advisors reducing death row inmates’ sentences to life in prison without parole as one of his final acts in office.”
Tim Walz Said He Considered Leaving Public Office
“Gov. Tim Walz considered leaving public office after the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark,” Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Said Walz: “I didn’t want to do this job anymore after that. Not just out of fear or anything, but the joy of public service, the joy of being with Melissa Hortman, and just how that was taken.”
Trump Denies Role in Plan to Livestream Execution
“President Trump said he wasn’t involved in the plan to livestream the execution by firing squad of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan, while stressing that he understands the decision to make an ‘example’ of him,” the New York Post reports.
Said Trump: “They want to do that because they want to set an example. I wasn’t involved in that decision, but I understand the decision.”
Christa Pike Out of Hospital and Back in Prison
“Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison,” the Associated Press reports.
New York Times: A vague, redacted execution protocol in Tennessee draws scrutiny.
Trump Approved Live-Streaming Execution
“Asked Friday whether he had personally authorized or approved the live-streaming of the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, President Donald Trump responded, ‘Did I approve? Absolutely,'” the Washington Post reports.
Associated Press: A history of public executions in the U.S. as Fort Hood shooter’s could be livestreamed.
Vance Won’t Watch Live Stream of Execution
“Vice President JD Vance said Friday that he wasn’t sure whether there would be a live stream of Nidal Hasan’s December execution, despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s confirmation of that plan, adding that if it were to be live-streamed, ‘I’m not going to be watching,'” ABC News reports.
The New Republic: Even (a few) Republicans are shocked by execution livestreaming plan.
Pentagon Says Execution Will Be Livestreamed
“The Pentagon said it planned to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former officer who admitted to killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood Army base in Texas,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
New York Times: Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be public and streamed live, Pentagon says.
Justice Department Seeks Cassidy Hutchinson Indictment
The Justice Department is seeking a federal criminal indictment of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on charges of lying to Congress about President Donald Trump’s actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Punchbowl News reports.
Candidate Is Raped While Fixing Her Campaign Signs
Phoenix New Times: “It was just after 2 a.m. on a pitch-black Friday morning when Bernadette Greene-Placentia’s life changed. The Democratic candidate for Congressional District 8 strolled across a parking lot to repair a damaged campaign sign. It was a routine she’d followed all summer. This time, she only made it a few yards.”
“An attacker smashed her over the head. She blacked out. She woke up to find a strange man on top of her.”
Trump Falsely Says Chicago Crime Is Worsening
“President Trump is again raising the prospect of federal intervention in Chicago, saying the city is suffering an ‘unprecedented’ crime wave that’s ‘getting worse by the day,'” Axios reports.
“Trump’s renewed focus on Chicago comes as the city is on pace to record even fewer homicides than last year, when killings fell to their lowest level in 60 years.”
Accused Rapist Is Running to Become Police Chief
“A man running to become a police chief in a small town in Louisiana has been accused of raping two girls,” NewsNation reports.
“Although he was arrested on charges of rape, Chris Paul remains on the ballot, running unopposed, as the other candidate in the race announced that he was stepping down.”
Governor Says Tennessee’s Prisons Chief Is Resigning
“The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday,” NBC News reports.
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