Luigi Mangione's team fires back at plea deal report, calls leaks threat to fair trial

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione's defense criticizes reports of a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors. His attorneys claim this information is part of a deliberate pattern to manipulate public opinion and violate his fair trial rights. The defense also withdrew an emotional distress claim in Mangione's state murder case, which could have reduced his murder charge to manslaughter. Luigi Mangione's lawyers are trying to push back on reports that the UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination suspect has been in negotiations for a federal plea deal. WNBC reported Thursday through anonymous sources that Mangione has been in contact with federal prosecutors regarding a possible plea deal. The outlet went on to report, through anonymous sources, that an agreement was close but fell apart. In a statement to Fox News, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Mangione's at