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President Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> is threatening the death penalty for Nancy Guthrie<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s captors if she is not returned unharmed.<\/p>\n The 84-year-old mother of Today<\/em> show host Savannah Guthrie<\/strong><\/a> has been missing since February 1 and in a new phone interview with the New York Post<\/a><\/em>, Trump<\/strong> says he wants the Justice Department to pursue the \u201cmost severe\u201d federal penalties, including the death penalty if Nancy<\/strong> is killed.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n He said those behind her abduction would face \u201cvery, very severe \u2014 the most severe\u201d federal consequences.<\/p>\n When asked specifically if that meant the death penalty, the president said, \u201cThe most, yeah \u2014 that\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n In the most recent update, the Guthrie<\/strong> family has been cleared as suspects<\/a>, according to Sheriff Chris Nanos<\/strong>, who also recently spoke up about unsubstantiated online rumors and theories<\/a>.<\/p>\n 7 celebrity crimes that shocked the nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n