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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Bekiempis

Judge cautions prosecutors in healthcare exec murder trial to refrain from public comments

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The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, has made comments on TV that could prejudice the jury against Mangione. Composite: Bloomberg via Getty Images, Reuters

During a 25 April proceeding in Luigi Mangione’s Manhattan federal court case for allegedly murdering UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson last year, the judge implored prosecutors to watch what they say – including top honchos of Donald Trump’s justice department.

Judge Margaret M Garnett pointed prosecutors to a district court policy barring lawyers on both sides from making “public commentary that could impede Mr Mangione’s right to a fair trial”.

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