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Lawyers for Luigi Mangione are blasting the Trump administration for comparing their client to the man who allegedly murdered Charlie Kirk .
In the two weeks since Kirk was shot and killed , numerous government officials — from the president on down — have likened the shooting to other recent high-profile acts of violence, including the murder of healthcare exec Brian Thompson.
And in a letter filed in federal court this week, lawyers for Mangione allege that such rhetoric is a way of denying their client his right to a fair trial.
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione say Trump administration is interfering with due process
“The Government has indelibly prejudiced Mr. Mangione by baselessly linking him to unrelated violent events, and left-wing extremist groups,