
Prosecutors say no harm was done by social media posts about assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Federal prosecutors say no harm was done to the prospects for a fair trial when two U.S. Justice Department officials reposted potentially inflammatory comments President Donald Trump made about Luigi Mangione after his arrest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. Prosecutors sent a letter Wednesday to a Manhattan federal judge who last month asked them to explain the posts and what steps the department had taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges in the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson on Dec. 4. The assassination happened as he arrived at a Manhattan hotel for his company’s annual investor conference.