#Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at restoring the death penalty and ensuring that states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out executions. This order was signed on January 20, 2025, directing the attorney general to take necessary and lawful actions to support states in obtaining these drugs. 

This move comes after a period where federal executions had been on hold, with only three defendants remaining on federal death row after President Joe Biden converted 37 sentences to life in prison. 

There are concerns about the implications of this executive order, particularly regarding the potential for "unnecessary pain and suffering" due to the use of pentobarbital, a drug previously used in federal executions under Trump's administration, which has been criticized for causing issues like flash pulmonary edema during the execution process. Critics argue that this could lead to legal challenges and reviews of execution protocols nationwide.
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