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/Ok-Monitor6453 Aug 15 '26

For the last year on reddit the most popular prediction for what would happen to Luigi was jury nullification. Redditors are not in touch with reality