Mangione Lawyer Asks Court to Bar DOJ From Seeking Death Penalty

Luigi Mangione’s lawyer sought a court order barring federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against him for allegedly murdering UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, saying US Attorney General Pam Bondi was seeking execution as a “political stunt.”

Bondi issued an April 1 press release saying she had directed federal prosecutors in Manhattan to pursue capital punishment for Mangione for committing “a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination.” She also said the move was part of President Donald Trump’s “agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”

Defense lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said in a Friday court filing ...