NEW YORK, N.Y. - Federal prosecutors are pushing back on claims that they violated Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial.

Mangione is accused of assassinating United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024.

Prosecutors for the Department of Justice reposted comments from President Trump calling Mangione a "pure assassin," and said on Fox News that Mangione "shot someone in the back as clear as you're looking at me."

The DOJ said that the prosecutors in question are not directly involved in the case against Mangione and were not aware that the judge had instructed not to comment on the trial publicly.

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