Trump says Nidal Hasan execution won't be livestreamed
Hasan murdered 13 people and injured more than 32 others in the mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas.
TL;DR
- President Trump has decided against livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan.
- Concerns were raised that the livestream could serve as a recruiting tool for terrorists.
- Hasan, a former U.S. Army Major, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3rd at Fort Hood.
- An 80% majority of Americans in a poll opposed livestreaming the execution.
- Immediate families of the victims will have the option to witness the execution in person.
- Hasan was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting massacre that killed 13 people and injured 32.
- He will be the first person executed as a result of a U.S. armed forces court-martial since 1961.