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Trump officials now leaning against execution livestream: sources

The Pentagon announced last week that the execution of the ex-Army major convicted in the 2009 killing of 13 would be streamed; no final decision has come.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 6:56 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by CBS News: “Trump officials now leaning against execution livestream: sources”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:56 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Trump.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTrump administration officials are now leaning against livestreaming an execution, according to sources who spoke to CBS News.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLast week the Pentagon said the execution of the former Army major, convicted of killing thirteen people in two thousand nine, would be livestreamed.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the plan has changed within a week, and officials have not yet said publicly why they are reconsidering.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNo final decision has been announced. The sources describe the mood as leaning, not settled.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA reversal in seven days tells you nobody thought it through the first time.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt also tells you the families of the victims, who have waited seventeen years, deserve a clear answer.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAgreed. We will report the decision when officials make it.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeventeen years, and the announcement still arrived before the policy did.