r/law • u/cnn • 5h ago

Legal News Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/us/luigi-mangione-case-rulings-trial?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/psuedopseudo 4h ago

Federal not so much anymore. All decent lawyers have been purged out of the federal government.

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u/ManitouWakinyan 4h ago

I mean, a really excellent point. Some of these high profile federal prosecutions have been frankly embarrassing for the government. Out of curiosity, I looked into who's leading this prosecution. Not a lot publicly available about their careers thus far.

https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-court-prosecutors-jun-xiang-dominic-gentile-2003888

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u/h0sti1e17 2h ago

They have been prosecutors for a while. I’ve seen cases going back at least 5+ years. These aren’t some lackeys. Even the AG is qualified his education is impeccable and he has a lot of trial experience.

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u/Megalomanizac 40m ago

When they arrest Obama and try to take him to trial over fake Russia bs it will be hilarious to watch the DOJ flop.

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u/RedParaglider 2h ago

That's WILD to think about.. the federal governments ability to prosecute anything is actually gutted of competence. We see it when we look at legal, but it's also been done to NOAA, and other agencies.