U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday she is directing prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the young man suspected of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione.He is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024. Thompson was shot and killed outside of a hotel in New York while on his way to an annual investor meeting.

Luigi Mangione was not read his Miranda Rights according to his legal team, and our source now believes that may have huge consequences for the prosecutors.

The attorney general said the decision to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering an insurance executive, was in keeping with an executive order by President Trump.

Mr Thompson was shot dead outside a hotel in New York on 4 December. Police arrested Mr Mangione, 26, weeks later in Pennsylvania after a nationwide manhunt.

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