Luigi Mangione's lawyers allege that the Trump administration is using their client as a "pawn to further its political agenda" and prejudicing his case in a new court filing arguing to dismiss the federal indictment or the government's notice of intent to seek the death penalty.

In a Friday letter submitted in New York federal court, Mangione's attorneys argued that social media posts and public comments made by the Department of Justice and White House have prejudiced Mangione’s right to a fair trial.

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Mangione, 27, is facing two federal counts of stalking, one count of murder through the use of a firearm and one count of a firearms offense. He is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 5

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