Luigi Mangione Could Face Death Penalty If Convicted _ E! News

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00:00Luigi Mangione could soon be facing the death penalty. As the 26-year-old faces murder charges

00:06in the December 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, U.S. Attorney

00:12General Pamela Bondi has announced the Department of Justice will pursue the death penalty if

00:16Mangione is convicted of the crime. Bondi said in a statement April 1,

00:21Luigi Mangione's murder of Brian Thompson, an innocent man and father of two young children,

00:26was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.

00:30After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty

00:35in this case as we carry out President Trump's agenda to stop violent crime and make America

00:40safe again. Following the decision, Mangione's lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo accused Bondi's

00:46office of defending the broken, immoral and murderous healthcare industry with a move,

00:51saying in a statement obtained by NBC News,

00:54By seeking to murder Luigi Mangione, the Justice Department has moved from the dysfunctional to

00:59the barbaric. Their decision to execute Luigi is political and goes against the recommendation of

01:04the local federal prosecutors, the law, and historical precedent. Agnifilo went on to

01:09reaffirm her commitment to defending her client, who pled not guilty to murder and terrorism

01:14charges in New York in December, per NBC News. She adds, We are prepared to fight these federal

01:19charges brought by a lawless Justice Department, as well as the New York state charges and the

01:24Pennsylvania charges and anything else they want to pile on Luigi. For his part, Luigi recently

01:30spoke out via a website launched by his legal team, saying he was overwhelmed by and grateful

01:36for the outpouring of support. He said in a message shared to the site in February,

01:40While it is impossible for me to reply to most letters, please know that I read every one that

01:45I receive. Thank you again to everyone who took the time to write. I look forward to hearing more in the future.