In a shocking disclosure, former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin has revealed that former President Donald Trump frequently made comments about executing people during her time working for him. Griffin's revelation has raised concerns about a potential return of Trump to the Oval Office characterized by political retribution.

Speaking on a podcast with Mediaite, Griffin detailed one particular meeting where Trump suggested that a staff member who leaked information should be executed. This remark was in response to an anonymously sourced report claiming that the former president went into a secure bunker at the White House during the racial justice protests following George Floyd's murder.

Griffin further explained that there were other instances where executing people was discussed. These revelations add weight to ongoing rumors regarding Trump's interest in implementing summary executions. Prior to his bid for a second presidency, Trump reportedly asked three individuals their thoughts on firing squads.

Not only has Trump expressed support for firing squads, but he has also advocated for expanding the use of the federal death penalty. Reports have even suggested that he considered bringing back archaic methods like hanging and the guillotine, all while televising their use as a means to instill fear in violent criminals.

Trump's spokesperson, Steven Cheung, responded to Griffin's claims by stating that Trump believed in the success and prosperity of all Americans as the best form of revenge. While the president does not have direct power to enforce capital punishment, they can appoint attorneys general who oversee key decisions related to federal executions.

During Trump's first term, there was a significant increase in federal executions, with 13 prisoners being executed by lethal injection in the final three months alone. Prior to that, only three individuals had been executed by the federal government since 1963. The Trump administration allowed execution methods that were legal in the respective states where the death penalty was carried out, including hanging, electrocution, and lethal injection.

It is worth noting that Griffin's claim about Trump calling for the execution of a White House staffer was loosely corroborated by former Attorney General Bill Barr in an interview with CNN. Barr mentioned that Trump was "very mad" about the White House bunker leak but could not recall if the former president explicitly called for an execution. However, Barr did not dispute the possibility.

Griffin left the White House in December 2020, shortly after Trump lost the election but refused to accept the result. She has since become a commentator for CNN and co-hosts the NBC talk show, The View.

The disclosure of Trump's repeated remarks about executions has prompted a discussion about the potential consequences of his return to presidential power. Critics argue that such rhetoric could lead to a climate of political retribution and a further escalation of the use of the death penalty on a federal level.