WATCH: Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To Murder As Attorney Excoriates Criminal NYC Mayor For Staged Perp Walk
ICYMI from this morning, full video from Luigi Mangione’s arraignment in New York City is below, and the alleged CEO assassin pleaded not guilty to state murder charges. His federal case on the same murder charge, which raises serious double jeopardy concerns and constitutional issues, is expected to take place after this state case is over.
I’m still trying to figure out how cameras were allowed in the courtroom (New York is one of only two states where no cameras are permitted in courtrooms, which was particularly infuriating during Trump’s trial earlier this year), but perhaps they allow them for arraignments, or perhaps the court really wanted us to see how cute Luigi and his lawyer looked together. Twinning!
A few notes about the video below: We only hear Luigi speak once, when he pleads not guilty at the beginning of the video. Attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo is already giving iconic vibes, and she begins speaking at about 2:30. My favorite part is when she thoroughly drags the federally indicted criminal mayor Eric Adams at around 5:00. The boring prosecutor starts speaking at 7:00, and the recording starts getting glitchy at 9:00, with a lot of speeding up and freezing. Despite the weird video, you can still see Luigi smiling at 10:20, but it’s unclear what his lawyers are saying to provoke the smiles. The arraignment:
And the fancams are of course going crazy after today. Here was the funniest one I saw, showing Luigi being walked into court with 2Pac’s “All Eyez On Me” playing:
Luigi Mangione stuns in court pic.twitter.com/oYKeCGdTQH
— clo🤍 (@clo0fficial) December 23, 2024
