A federal judge has issued a stern warning to the DOJ and its top two officials that public statements by employees under their supervision supporting capital punishment are interfering with alleged murderer Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial and that sanctions or contempt proceedings may follow if it happens again.
The brief order Wednesday from U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett responded to the concerns raised by the defense team of Mangione, who faces both a New York state case and federal death penalty case for allegedly murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by shooting the victim in the back in the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 2024.
According to Garnett, a Joe Biden appointee, defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo was onto something when she complained Tuesday th