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Eleanor Pringle

Luigi Mangione seeking to avoid death penalty after Attorney General's comments are blasted as 'political stunt'

ttorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Luigi Mangione attend a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 21, 2025 in New York City. (Credit: Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images)
  • Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is seeking to avoid the death penalty by arguing that Attorney General Pamela Bondi's public comments and political framing of the case have violated his right to a fair trial. His legal team claims Bondi’s statements, which presume Mangione’s guilt and promote a political agenda, have prejudiced the jury pool and corrupted the judicial process.

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York last year, is seeking to avoid the death penalty in the state by saying his case has become politicized.

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