Luigi Mangione's Attorneys: Death Penalty Decision Is 'Conflict of Interest'

Luigi Mangione's Attorneys: Death Penalty Decision Is 'Conflict of Interest'

Luigi Mangione’s defense attorneys claim the United States’ Attorney General’s decision to seek the death penalty in his case is tainted by conflict of interest. (12/22/25)

Luigi Mangione’s legal battle takes aim at Attorney General’s ethics

Luigi Mangione’s fight against a federal death penalty sentence just gained a sharp edge with accusations of ethical misconduct against Attorney General Pam Bondi. Mangione’s lawyers assert that Bondi’s decision to pursue capital punishment in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was compromised by her previous role as a partner at Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm tied to the insurer’s parent company, CBS New York reported. Mangion…