White supremacist accused of threatening jury, witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman

It was the first federal death sentence imposed during the presidency of Joe Biden, who pledged during his 2020 campaign to end capital punishment.

A federal jury recommended Wednesday that Robert Bowers be sent to death row. A judge must formally impose the sentence.

The same jurors who convicted 50-year-old Robert Bowers in June on 63 criminal counts listened to closing arguments in the penalty phase of his federal trial Monday.