Though Trump is unable to put the commuted inmates back on death row, he did ask the attorney general in the order to “take all lawful and appropriate action to ensure that these offenders are imprisoned in conditions consistent with the monstrosity of their crimes and the threats they pose.”

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take all necessary and lawful action” to ensure that states have enough lethal i

The executive order calls on the attorney general to “take all appropriate action to seek the overruling of Supreme Court precedents that limit the authority of State and Federal governments to impose capital punishment.

President of the United States of America Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the death penalty. The Attorney General has been instructed to assist states in obtaining lethal injection drugs,

Trump falsely claimed that restoring the federal death penalty was necessary in order to deter violent crimes.

How Trump could implement his death penalty agenda - Trump campaigned heavily on expanding the death penalty and has asked attorney general to help states obtain lethal injection drugs

Trump, upon taking office on Monday, signed a series of executive orders that included tough restrictions on immigration, a directive in favor of the death penalty, a withdrawal from a key global climate pact, and an order affirming the reality of biological sex.

Death penalty opponents fear President Donald Trump is poised to start an "execution spree" after returning to the White House on Monday. Just hours after his inauguration, Trump signed a executive order that directs the attorney general to seek the death penalty in appropriate federal cases and to help preserve capital punishment in states that have had difficulty obtaining lethal injection drugs.