Mangione's Guilty Plea Was Never About Remorse

Luigi Mangione admitted in federal court that he shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in December 2024. He entered the plea without a deal — no agreement, no negotiated sentence, no promises from the government. He wore prison fatigues instead of his usual courtroom suit. He expressed zero remorse. The plea was a legal play, not a confession of conscience.…