Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will ask President Donald Trump for final approval to execute Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army major who gunned down 13 service members at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, the Daily Caller reported Wednesday.
Hasan is on death row at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, and the Supreme Court denied his appeal in April.
“I am 100% committed to ensuring the death penalty is carried out for Nidal Hasan,” Hegseth told the Daily Caller. “This savage terrorist deserves the harshest lawful punishment for his 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood. The victims and survivors deserve justice without delays.”
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