Luigi Mangione’s Attorneys Ask Judge To Block Pam Bondi From Seeking Death Penalty for Accused CEO-Killer as Attorney General Is Denounced for ‘Political Stunt’

Mr. Mangione’s attorneys criticized the attorney general for posting strongly worded statements on Instagram and X declaring Mr. Mangione guilty before he’d been tried or even indicted.

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Luigi Mangione listens to his attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo at a hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. Curtis Means - Pool/Getty Images

Defense attorneys for the Ivy League graduate charged with gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a street in midtown Manhattan, Luigi Mangione, asked a federal judge to block the Justice Department from seeking the death penalty for their 26-year-old client.

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