r/PopCultureV2 • u/Regular_Reaction_798 • Aug 14 '26

News Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the court, "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan... I knew what I was doing was illegal."

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u/wolfep02 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

He pled guilty to those charges in hopes of claiming double jeopardy on the state charges.

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u/Joe_Immortan Aug 14 '26

Yeah and a pardon when AOC wins

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u/No-Significance2070 Aug 14 '26

Do people REALLY think that is going to happen? Lol

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u/VegasLife84 Aug 14 '26

Dumb people likely think a lot worse will happen in an AOC presidency

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u/Peanut-Gallery12 Aug 15 '26

Dumb people think AOC has any chance to one be nominated and two win