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Trump Orders Execution of Fort Hood Gunman
Original: Trump Orders Execution of Gunman in 2009 Attack at Fort Hood https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/trump-execut
President Trump has ordered the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist behind the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people. The announcement revives a long-stalled capital case, as Hasan has been on death row for years with his sentence never carried out. The order is drawing attention to the military justice process and presidential authority over death sentences.
Why now: A presidential order to carry out a long-pending military death sentence is an unusual and consequential action.
Donald TrumpNidal HasanFort HoodUS Army
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- Trump Orders Execution of Gunman in 2009 Attack at Fort Hood https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/politics/trump-execution-fort-hood-gunman.html # Politics # Law # NationalSecurity · nyt_politics@robot.villas · 3
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