DOJ seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione

• Mangione has pleaded not guilty to murder and terror charges in New York.
• He is also facing federal charges of murder and stalking, but has yet to enter a plea.
• Mangione also faces Pennsylvania charges, which his attorney is pushing to have dismissed.

Driving the news: Bondi characterized the alleged murder as "a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America" in a statement released Tuesday.

• "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," Bondi's statement read.
• The DOJ's release said its position was in line with Bondi's Feb. 5 memorandum on "reviving" and "strengthening" the federal death penalty.

The last federal execution was in January 2021, before the Biden administration imposed a moratorium on them.

• Trump, on day one of his White House return, signed an executive order directing the attorney general to "pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use."

Catch up quick: Mangione was arrested in December at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on separate charges after a manhunt following Thompson's killing in New York.

• Thompson was shot and killed on the morning of Dec. 4 outside a midtown Manhattan hotel while in the city for a UnitedHealthcare investor meeting.

Flashback: Trump, who set records with a spree of federal executions during his first term, vowed before taking office that his Justice Department would "vigorously pursue the death penalty."

• His comment came after Biden commuted the sentences for most people on federal death row.

Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout with new information.