Luigi Mangione Erupts in Court After Judge Fast-Tracks CEO Murder Trial [WATCH]

Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, unleashed a courtroom outburst Friday after a New York judge set a June 8 trial date in the high-profile murder case, accelerating proceedings ahead of a previously scheduled federal trial, as reported by The New York Post.

Mangione, an Ivy League graduate and Maryland native, became visibly agitated after Manhattan state Judge Gregory Carro ordered the early trial date, which would place the state case ahead of a separate federal prosecution scheduled for October.

Luigi Mangione reportedly made a comment to reporters as he was walked out of court today ‼️

“It’s the same trial twice. 1+1=2. This is double jeopardy by any common sense.” pic.twitter.com/V9bI7ox7gl

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As court officers escorted him from the courtroom, Mangione shouted toward reporters, “It’s the same trial twice. One plus one equals two. This is double jeopardy by any common sense definition!”

Luigi Mangione thought he sounded clever on the way out of court today: “One plus one is two. Double jeopardy.”

Except that’s wrong. Arrogant soundbite. Basic legal ignorance.

Double jeopardy doesn’t apply when state and federal charges are separate. It’s called the dual… pic.twitter.com/lgknFzN0Cs

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Judge Carro’s decision leapfrogs an October 12 federal trial date that had been set by U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett in the Southern District of New York.

The dueling schedules have intensified a growing dispute between state and federal prosecutors over who will prosecute Mangione first for the December 2024 killing of Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk.

Mangione’s attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, argued in court that the defense would not be ready to proceed in June. Judge Carro rejected that position bluntly.

“Be ready,” Carro responded from the bench.

JUST NOW: Karen Agnifilo speaks out following Judge Carro’s ruling on the Mangione state trial starting on June 8th. “Double jeopardy is meant to protect people…” @LAmag pic.twitter.com/tlg6P3mlGO

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The Friday hearing marked the latest flashpoint in what defense attorneys have described as a jurisdictional tug-of-war. Mangione was initially charged in state court, but federal prosecutors filed their own case days later.

Sources previously told The Post that the federal prosecution was driven in part by pressure from health insurance industry leaders urging the Justice Department to pursue the case aggressively.

“This is a tug of war between two prosecution offices,” Agnifilo told the court. “It’s utterly unfair that they are trying to get two bites of the apple.”

Mangione’s legal team has pushed for the federal trial to occur first, arguing that a federal verdict would bar a subsequent state trial under New York’s double jeopardy protections.

If the state case proceeds first, however, the federal prosecution could still move forward, though defense attorneys are expected to renew double jeopardy arguments in federal court.

Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidemann told the court that Thompson’s relatives have requested that the state trial be held first.

Federal prosecutors had indicated in late 2024, during the closing weeks of the Biden administration, that they would allow the state case to proceed before bringing Mangione to trial federally.

Judge Carro noted Friday that “it appears the federal government has reneged on its agreement to let the state, which has done most of the work in this case, go first.”

Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

He is scheduled to return to state court in May, when the judge is expected to rule on whether prosecutors may introduce evidence recovered by Altoona, Pennsylvania, police from Mangione’s backpack. That evidence includes the alleged murder weapon.

Prosecutors have also cited writings found in Mangione’s notebook in which he allegedly described executing Thompson in what they characterize as a targeted attack aimed at drawing attention to what Mangione called a “parasitic” insurance industry.

According to police, bullet casings recovered near the crime scene bore the words “delay,” “deny,” and “depose,” a phrase investigators say mimics language used to criticize insurance claim practices.

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