War Secretary Pete Hegseth will ask President Donald Trump to approve the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter who killed 14 people and injured dozens more in 2009.
Hasan was previously convicted of his crimes before a military jury and was sentenced to death. He has sat on death row for more than a decade.
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“I am 100% committed to ensuring the death penalty is carried out for Nidal Hasan,” Hegseth said in a statement shared with the Washington Examiner.
“This savage terrorist deserves the harshest lawful punishment for his 2