reps. espaillat, pressley urge department of justice to stop seeking death penalty press releasefor immediate releaseaugust 9, 2021 reps. espaillat, pressley urge department of justice to stop seeking death penalty doj prosecutors continue to seek death penalty despite moratorium on federal executions press release for immediate releas e august 9, 2021 reps. espaillat, pressley urge department of justice to stop seeking death penalty doj prosecutors continue to seek death penalty despite moratorium on federal executions washington, d.c. -- today, representatives adriano espaillat (ny-13) and ayanna pressley (ma-07), along with representatives jerrold nadler (ny-10) and cori bush (mo-01) sent a letter to department of justice attorney general judge merrick b. 