Presidential Actions
Enforcing the Death Penalty Laws in the District of Columbia to Deter and Punish the Most Heinous Crimes
Presidential Memoranda
September 25, 2025

MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SUBJECT: Enforcing the Death Penalty Laws in the

District of Columbia to Deter and Punish

the Most Heinous Crimes

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct: