The Wall Street Journal

Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to State Murder Charges

Ivy League graduate’s lawyer complains elected officials using him as ‘political fodder’

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Monday to state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, with his lawyer railing that New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other politicians had turned the case into a public spectacle. 

Mangione, dressed in a maroon sweater, white-collar shirt and gray pants, only spoke once to enter the plea during his arraignment in a Manhattan court. 

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