Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers Seek To Take Death Penalty Off The Table

Luigi Mangione's lawyers argued that the decision to seek the death penalty was "purely political."

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers are seeking to take the death penalty off the table in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case.

Mangione is facing the death penalty in the killing of Brian Thompson. His lawyers argue that federal prosecutors should be precluded from treating this as a death penalty case and that the indictment against him should be dismissed.

They also argued that the decision to seek the death penalty was “purely political.” They accused officials of making “extrajudicial statements” about the case that gained international recognition.

Recently, a New York state judge dismissed state terrorism charges against Mangione, but kept the second-degree murder charges. The 27-year-old also still faces federal charges and other state charges in Pennsylvania, all of which he has pleaded not guilty to.