Attorneys for Luigi Mangione asked a judge to stop federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against their client, saying the U.S. government “intends to kill Mr. Mangione as a political stunt.”

The motion filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the death penalty to “carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”

Mangione, 26, who faces state murder and terrorism charges in New York, along with federal murder and stalking charges, is accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in New York City.

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    Oh, no.

    Dude was murdered.

    We just don’t know who did it. :)

    Not til proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury of their (also healthcare deprived) peers.

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      No way was that guy murdered, i saw the video, he just collapsed after someone pointed at him.

      I’m guessing he had a pre-existing allergy to lead.

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      Yeah but he was an asshole which was a pre-existing condition, so we’re going to have to deny murder coverage here.