CNN: Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty on N.Y. State Terror and Murder Charges

ANNOUNCER This is CNN ░░░░░░░░ News SOLOMON And good ░░░░░░░░ you are live in ░░░░░░░░ CNN Newsroom I m ░░░░░░░░ Solomon live in New ░░░░░░░░ Jim has the morning ░░░░░░░░ We are following two ░░░░░░░░ stories at this hour ░░░░░░░░ ago Luigi Mangione pleading ░░░░░░░░ guilty to the charges ░░░░░░░░ him in New York ░░░░░░░░ The key piece of ░░░░░░░░ helping prosecutors build their ░░░░░░░░ And CNN has obtained ░░░░░░░░ final draft of the ░░░░░░░░ report on former Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz The more details ░░░░░░░░ the allegations involving drug ░░░░░░░░ and sex with a ░░░░░░░░ and the response from ░░░░░░░░ this morning But right ░░░░░░░░ Luigi Mangione the man ░░░░░░░░ of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO ░░░░░░░░ Thompson has just left ░░░░░░░░ New York courtroom after ░░░░░░░░ arraignment on state murder ░░░░░░░░ terror charges He faces ░░░░░░░░ counts in New York ░░░░░░░░ one for first degree ░░░░░░░░ and two on second ░░░░░░░░ murder He has pleaded ░░░░░░░░ guilty Now if found ░░░░░░░░ of the top charge ░░░░░░░░ could get life in ░░░░░░░░ without parole But he ░░░░░░░░ faces a federal murder ░░░░░░░░ which means that the ░░░░░░░░ penalty is on the ░░░░░░░░ if he is convicted ░░░░░░░░ s Kara Scannell just ░░░░░░░░ out of the court ░░░░░░░░ re going to get ░░░░░░░░ her but we also ░░░░░░░░ to bring in CNN ░░░░░░░░ Law Enforcement and Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ John Miller and CNN ░░░░░░░░ Analyst and Criminal Defense ░░░░░░░░ Joey Jackson Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ all But Kara let ░░░░░░░░ start with you Walk ░░░░░░░░ through what happened in ░░░░░░░░ today SCANNELL So Luigi ░░░░░░░░ came into the courtroom ░░░░░░░░ shackles He had them ░░░░░░░░ his waist His hands ░░░░░░░░ cuffed His ankles were ░░░░░░░░ He was escorted arm ░░░░░░░░ arm by two plainclothes ░░░░░░░░ Now the hearing itself ░░░░░░░░ all of just about ░░░░░░░░ minutes He very quickly ░░░░░░░░ the bat entered a ░░░░░░░░ of not guilty to ░░░░░░░░ charges But his lawyer ░░░░░░░░ to make a few ░░░░░░░░ His attorney Karen Friedman ░░░░░░░░ pointed out the perp ░░░░░░░░ on Thursday where Mangione ░░░░░░░░ by helicopter on the ░░░░░░░░ was escorted down the ░░░░░░░░ followed by New York ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Eric Adams As ░░░░░░░░ put it Mangione she ░░░░░░░░ is treated like a ░░░░░░░░ ping pong ball by ░░░░░░░░ warring jurisdictions because of ░░░░░░░░ federal charges that were ░░░░░░░░ that day that had ░░░░░░░░ up in the air ░░░░░░░░ plans for Mangione to ░░░░░░░░ arraigned on the state ░░░░░░░░ on Thursday That was ░░░░░░░░ postponed until today Now ░░░░░░░░ also took issue with ░░░░░░░░ York Mayor Eric Adams ░░░░░░░░ that perp walk and ░░░░░░░░ a press conference saying ░░░░░░░░ he should know something ░░░░░░░░ the presumption of innocence ░░░░░░░░ he is indicted on ░░░░░░░░ bribery charges and is ░░░░░░░░ to go to trial ░░░░░░░░ next year Now the ░░░░░░░░ itself was pretty brief ░░░░░░░░ in a first in ░░░░░░░░ a decade we were ░░░░░░░░ media were allowed to ░░░░░░░░ the the hearing and ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ broadcast That has not ░░░░░░░░ according to some folks ░░░░░░░░ I ve talked to ░░░░░░░░ the court system since ░░░░░░░░ Dominique Strauss Kahn was ░░░░░░░░ and charged with sexual ░░░░░░░░ Those charges were ultimately ░░░░░░░░ But that has not ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ we will be able ░░░░░░░░ see Mangione being escorted ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom and seated ░░░░░░░░ with his lawyers Now ░░░░░░░░ wasn t much else ░░░░░░░░ at this hearing There ░░░░░░░░ an issue about these ░░░░░░░░ jurisdictions and exactly who ░░░░░░░░ have custody of Mangione ░░░░░░░░ for now he s ░░░░░░░░ federal custody held at ░░░░░░░░ federal jail in Brooklyn ░░░░░░░░ York The judge saying ░░░░░░░░ has primary custody of ░░░░░░░░ defendant One of the ░░░░░░░░ said that they believe ░░░░░░░░ the state does because ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors last week the ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors last week said ░░░░░░░░ the state case would ░░░░░░░░ expected to go first ░░░░░░░░ the judge saying well ░░░░░░░░ he thought that Mangione ░░░░░░░░ be in state custody ░░░░░░░░ ultimately there seemed to ░░░░░░░░ no one really knew ░░░░░░░░ the answer was and ░░░░░░░░ judge telling the prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ needed to work this ░░░░░░░░ with the federal prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ figure out who should ░░░░░░░░ housing Mangione You know ░░░░░░░░ for now he was ░░░░░░░░ back into custody And ░░░░░░░░ now it seems potentially ░░░░░░░░ to federal custody But ░░░░░░░░ is up in the ░░░░░░░░ right now of exactly ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ But I don t ░░░░░░░░ don t think you ░░░░░░░░ hear it or see ░░░░░░░░ but there are a ░░░░░░░░ of people here saying ░░░░░░░░ Luigi with signs up ░░░░░░░░ supporting him And interestingly ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom there are ░░░░░░░░ 30 ish members of ░░░░░░░░ public who were allowed ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom And more ░░░░░░░░ about two dozen of ░░░░░░░░ were female young females ░░░░░░░░ one made a sound ░░░░░░░░ the courtroom The court ░░░░░░░░ very affirmed that they ░░░░░░░░ order in the courtroom ░░░░░░░░ use of phones or ░░░░░░░░ other devices by members ░░░░░░░░ the public So there ░░░░░░░░ no visible statements or ░░░░░░░░ inside the courtroom But ░░░░░░░░ did see a pretty ░░░░░░░░ line of people here ░░░░░░░░ see Mangione make his ░░░░░░░░ appearance in state court ░░░░░░░░ he entered that plea ░░░░░░░░ not guilty Rahel SOLOMON ░░░░░░░░ Kara, thank you.”