President Donald Trump called Tuesday for capital punishment for murder in the nation's capital.
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Trump said, "we're going to be seeking the death penalty" if someone kills someone in Washington, D.C.
D.C. and nearly two dozen states, about half of the country, have abolished the death penalty.
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Trump said capital punishment is a "very strong preventative."
The Death Penalty Information Center says studies have found no "meaningful evidence" that using the death penalty deters crime.