Policy · 10/14/2026
Trump Officials Lean Against Execution Livestream, Sources Say
Trump officials are now leaning against an execution livestream the Pentagon announced last week, according to sources cited by CBS News.
Why it matters
The reported shift could change the Pentagon’s announced plan to livestream the execution.
- ★Sources say Trump officials now lean against livestreaming the execution.
- ★Last week, the Pentagon said the execution would be livestreamed.
- ★The former Army major was convicted of killing 13 people in 2009.