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2023-04-12 00:43:07 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Rep. Johnson was likely referring to TN Rep. Paul Sherrell (R-Sparta), who in early 2023 suggested adding “hanging from a tree” on HB1245, a bill which addresses how condemned inmates are executed. https://fox17.com/amp/news/local/paul-sherrell-tn-dept-of-corrections-lethal-injection-firing-squad-tennessee-rep-apologizes-for-hanging-by-a-tree-comment-on-death-sentence-bill

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• Rep. Johnson was likely referring to TN Rep. Paul Sherrell (R-Sparta), who in early 2023 suggested adding “hanging from a tree” on HB1245, a bill which addresses how condemned inmates are executed. https://fox17.com/amp/news/local/paul-sherrell-tn-dept-of-corrections-lethal-injection-firing-squad-tennessee-rep-apologizes-for-hanging-by-a-tree-comment-on-death-sentence-bill