Attorney General Pam Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione if he is convicted of the December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, she announced in a statement Tuesday.

Luigi Mangione appears at State Supreme Court for a hearing on murder charges for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City in February. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday she will seek the death penalty for him. Pool photo by Curtis Means/UPI | License Photo

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday that she will be directing prosecutors at the United States Department of Justice to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man who allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced she is directing prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the suspected shooter of the United Healthcare CEO. NBC News' Ken Dilanian has the latest in the case.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcar

The attorney general said the decision to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering an insurance executive, was in keeping with an executive order by President Trump.

U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting and killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group's insurance division,

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

As Luigi Mangione awaits trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi has announced she’ll seek the death penalty if Mangione is found guilty.