NEW YORK -- At least two senior Justice Department officials likely broke court rules governing the conduct of prosecutors by reposting comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione, the man accused of assassinating the CEO at UnitedHealthcare, a federal judge said Wednesday.

Judge Margaret M. Garnett said in an order that the officials probably violated a local rule limiting what prosecutors can say publicly about the guilt or innocence of a defendant before a trial.

On Sept. 18, Trump went on Fox News and called Mangione "a pure assassin."

"He shot someone in the back as clear as you're looking at me," Trump said. "He shot him right in the middle of the back, instantly dead."

A video clip of Trump's remarks was then posted on the social platform X by the White House, and

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