President Donald Trump called Tuesday for capital punishment for murder in the nation’s capital.

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Trump said, “we’re going to be seeking the death penalty” if someone kills someone in Washington, D.C.

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D.C. and nearly two dozen states, about half of the country, have abolished the death penalty.

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Trump said capital punishment is a “very strong preventative.”

The Death Penalty Information Center says studies have found no

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