Mangione’s defense team wants prosecutors barred from seeking the death penalty in the federal case.

Attorney General Pam Bondi should have recused herself from Luigi Mangione’s federal murder trial over a “profound” conflict of interest, his attorneys have argued.

Bondi used to be a partner at Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm that represents UnitedHealthcare, and continues to profit from her links to the firm, Mangione’s lawyers argued in a filing late Friday.

Mangione, 27, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, on the streets of midtown Manhattan last December. He was arrested five days later at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He has pleaded not guilty to both state and federal charges.

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      the copium shit just “returns to normal” when he croaks would be alot funnier if i wasn’t living in the US

      shit is bad and it’ll only get worse unless the DSA secretly sweeps every dem election next year