Bill Lee: “But, sir, $7, $8 an hour people need a little bit of help from their government.”

The people of Tennessee have determined that the death penalty is the appropriate penalty for the most heinous crimes in the state.

I will seek an independent investigation and pause all executions for the rest of 2026.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.

There are a lot of questions. The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered.