Pete Hegseth invites you to watch an execution on your phone (JD Vance says no thanks)

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast | Oct 14

With the news that the US will publicly execute the Fort Hood shooter, and the recent botched execution of a woman in Tennessee, capital punishment has taken center stage in the national conversation.

On Today's Show:
Justin Mazzola, deputy director of research at Amnesty International USA, talks about the history and current state of the death penalty and public execution, here in the United States and around the world.

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