Bill Lee: “Thank you for the additional time. This is cynical. It is anti-immigrant. We should defeat this rule, and we should…”

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

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

The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered. And that’s what this investigation’s for.

It’s a tragedy, and it’s deeply disturbing that that has happened in this state. The people deserve better than that.