Manhattan DA's office says Luigi Mangione defense spread false claims about murder trial media plan

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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. Defense attorneys representing Luigi Mangione demand a live broadcast of his upcoming murder trial, arguing that media limits violate his Sixth Amendment rights. Fox News' Todd Piro breaks down the new court filings detailing three defense objections. Manhattan prosecutors asked a judge Monday to correct what they called false claims by Luigi Mangione's defense team about media access to his upcoming murder trial and remind the attorneys of their ethical obligations. The filing came days after Mangione's lawyers argued the court's plan for public and media access violates his constitutional right to a public trial and alleged the Manhattan District Attorney's Office was involved in deciding which reporters would be allowed to cover the proceedings. Prosecutors denied the allegation, saying the office "had no role" in developing the New York State Off