Trump says he will 'make a decision' on Pentagon's plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution
President Donald Trump says he hasn't decided whether Nidal Malik Hasan's firing squad execution at Fort Hood will be livestreamed, weighing deterrence value.
TL;DR
- President Trump will make the final decision on whether to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.
- Hasan, a former Army major, was convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood massacre, killing 13 people and wounding 32.
- The execution is scheduled for December 3rd and would be the first by the U.S. military since 1961.
- Trump is considering the potential deterrent effect of livestreaming the execution.
- The military reportedly wants the execution to "serve as an example."