Overview
- War Secretary Pete Hegseth said he will ask President Trump to authorize the execution and vowed to deliver justice without delays.
- A Department of War official said Hasan’s packet is in the staffing process for presidential action.
- Hasan has been on death row at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth since his 2013 court-martial for the Fort Hood shooting.
- His final appeal was rejected in April 2025, clearing the way for administrative action toward execution.
- If approved, it would be the first U.S. military execution after a court-martial since 1961, and only four inmates currently sit on military death row.