Mangione’s Lawyer Accuses NYC Mayor of Politicizing Arrest
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. His lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, criticized Mayor Eric Adams’s presence at Mangione’s highly publicized perp walk, arguing that the mayor’s actions politicized the case and overshadowed Adams’s own pending corruption charges. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office charged Mangione with first-degree murder, while federal prosecutors added death-penalty-eligible charges. The state-level trial will precede the federal trial.
John Q. Hosedrinker