ATTORNEY General Pam Bondi wants alleged assassin Luigi Mangione to be put to death if he’s found guilty of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Mangione, 26, faces four federal charges over the shooting death of Thompson on December 4, 2024.
Attorney General Pam Bondi during her first press conference at the Justice Department in Washington DC on February 12, 2025[/caption]
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot to death on December 4, 2024[/caption]
Security camera images showing Thompson’s killer shooting him and then escaping the scene on a bike on December 4[/caption]
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday that she directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Mangione’s alleged “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.”
In a statement, Bondi offered sympathy for Thompson, whom she called “an innocent man and father of two young children.”
“After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again,” she said.
Mangione, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, has been charged with murder through the use of a firearm, two stalking charges, and a firearms offense.
“The murder was an act of political violence,” Bondi said in her statement.
“Mangione’s actions involved substantial planning and premeditation and because the murder took place in public with bystanders nearby, may have posed grave risk of death to additional persons.”
On the morning of December 4, Thompson was shot to death outside of a Manhattan hotel while attending a company conference.
His killer escaped the scene, prompting a five-day manhunt that ended when Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania.
Magnione was charged with murder on December 9 and slapped with federal murder charges on December 19.
Bondi directed Acting US Attorney Matthew Podolsky to seek the death penalty in the case, but he could refuse her orders.
Mangione’s next federal court hearing is scheduled for April 18.
In addition to his federal charges, he also faces state criminal charges.
In New York, Mangione faces 11 charges, including first-degree murder and murder as a terrorist crime.
In Pennsylvania, he faces fraud and forgery charges as well as firearm offenses.
Mangione’s lawyers are fighting the Pennsylvania charges as they insist cops got his DNA illegally by offering him a snack after his arrest.
Mangione eating a hashbrowns at McDonald’s before he was arrested[/caption]
Bondi and President Donald Trump at the Justice Department on March 14, 2025[/caption]
Mangione at a court hearing in New York City on February 21, 2025[/caption]
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