President Donald Trump is threatening the death penalty for Nancy Guthrie‘s captors if she is not returned unharmed.

The 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie has been missing since February 1 and in a new phone interview with the New York Post, Trump says he wants the Justice Department to pursue the “most severe” federal penalties, including the death penalty if Nancy is killed.

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He said those behind her abduction would face “very, very severe — the most severe” federal consequences.

When asked specifically if that meant the death penalty, the president said, “The most, yeah — that’s true.”

In the most recent update, the Guthrie family has been cleared as suspects, according to Sheriff Chris Nanos, who also recently spoke up about unsubstantiated online rumors and theories.

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