Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the following statement:
“Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”
As alleged, Luigi Mangione stalked and murdered UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024. The murder was an act of political violence. Mangione’s actions involved substantial planning and premeditation and because the murder took place in public with bystanders nearby, may have posed grave risk of death to additional persons.
Following federal murder charges handed down on Dec. 19, 2024, Attorney General Bondi has now directed Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky to seek the death penalty in this case.
This is in line with Attorney General Bondi’s Day One Memo as Attorney General entitled
Reviving The Federal Death Penalty And Lifting The Moratorium On Federal Executions
President Donald Trump announced he had “an extremely productive call” with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday as a tariff exemption for Canadian goods under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is set to expire on April 2.
Trump took to Truth Social to share he spoke with Carney Friday morning.
“It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada,” Trump wrote.
>I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada. It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Trump did not dive into deep specifics of the call, which comes as 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods under the USMCA agreement loom. Trump paused the tariffs under the agreement on March 6, as the White House indicated the countries were cooperating more with security at the borders they share with the United States, Breitbart News noted.
“They’ve been working much harder lately, do you notice that? On people coming in and drugs,” Trump said in an Oval Office press conference at the time.
Friday’s call comes as Carney, the Liberal Party leader who succeeded former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this month, said Thursday that the “old relationship” between Canada and the United States is over.
“The old relationship we had with the United States, based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperations, is over,” Carney said. “What exactly the United States does next is unclear, but what is clear… is that we as Canadians have agency, we have power.”
As Carney succeeded Trudeau due to Trudeau’s resignation, he was mandated to call a snap election. He is facing off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the contest, which is set for April 28.