Donald Trump threatened the kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie with the death penalty if she is killed.
Trump said they would face “very, very severe — the most severe” consequences if she was found dead.
President Trump told The Post Monday that those responsible for kidnapping Nancy Guthrie must release her unharmed or they will face the “most severe” federal penalties.
In a brief phone interview, Trump said he would want the Justice Department to seek the death penalty if the 84-year-old mother of NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie is killed.
The president said the abductors would face “very, very severe — the most severe” federal consequences if Nancy Guthrie is found dead after being abducted from her home outside Tucson on Feb. 1.
Asked if that meant the DOJ would request the death penalty, Trump answered: “The most, yeah — that’s true.”
We need more of this from Trump. The next step needs to be the federal government getting even more involved.
The truth is that this has been completely unacceptable the way the case has been handled so far. It doesn’t seem like we are any closer to finding who is responsible and theories are running wild.
