Christa Pike, a US inmate on death row, issued her first public statement since surviving a failed lethal-injection execution in Tennessee in September. She said she woke up confused, in pain, and continues to suffer physical and mental anguish.
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Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate sentenced to death for a 1995 murder, released a statement a month after a September botched lethal injection. Through her legal team she said the pentobarbital injection caused ongoing physical pain and mental anguish and criticized the state's 'incompetence.' She survived the execution attempt.
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A federal judge has opened an investigation into whether Justice Department lawyers misled the court about plans to renovate a Washington, D.C. golf course tied to former President Trump. The DOJ told a judge it may bring additional charges against former FBI Director James Comey. Christa Pike says she remains in constant pain after a botched execution in Tennessee.
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