Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if he is convicted of the December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, she announced in a statement Tuesday.

The attorney general said the decision to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering an insurance executive, was in keeping with an executive order by President Trump.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, a man who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In this week’s Ask Isaacs,

Politico Playbook reported on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announcing that she wants prosecution to seek the death penalty against Mangione if he's convicted.

Federal prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year.

"Seeking the death penalty for a man who is presumed innocent is a blatant abuse of power," said one person who donated money towards Mangione's legal defense.