Luigi Mangione‘s lawyer is pissed off on the mayor of New York Metropolis … blasting Mayor Eric Adams for giving a TV interview concerning the alleged proof towards her consumer — when she says she has but to obtain it from cops.

Karen Friedman Agnifilo appeared on the steps of a NYC courthouse Friday simply minutes after Mangione’s court docket look … the primary look the general public has gotten of him since he was arraigned in December for allegedly murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

KFA says she had a number of critical considerations to convey up in court docket … one of many greatest being “Who’s Luigi Mangione?” — a current documentary launched by HBO which options high-ranking police officers and Mayor Adams himself.

Agnifilo says she was floored when she watched the doc and noticed the cops and mayor — who took the time to get all dolled up in full hair and make-up, she says — sharing alleged proof towards her consumer which hadn’t been handed over to her but. She simply obtained it in the present day, however the doc dropped earlier this month.

Plus, Karen provides the actors do not even sound something like Mangione … so, on this case, their imitations usually are not a type of flattery.

Karen says she’s actually fearful this can prejudice any potential jury pool towards her consumer … a serious violation of his constitutional rights.

She additionally expressed concern over the variety of jurisdictions by which Mangione has been charged for this one incident … noting in court docket that it might restrict her potential to defend her consumer.

Agnifilo provides that it is exhausting to defend Mangione whereas he is in federal custody as a result of they’re continuously surrounded by cops … and, she would somewhat he be in state jail. Bear in mind, Mangione is in custody at MDC Brooklyn — a federal jail within the metropolis.

Throughout court docket, the choose supplied to remand Mangione to Riker’s Island — one of the vital infamous prisons within the nation, which is about to be closed down within the subsequent few years. Riker’s is a state jail, not a federal one.

Price noting, Agnifilo additionally referred to as out Adams at Mangione’s December arraignment after Luigi was paraded in a really public perp stroll — surrounded by regulation enforcement personnel and the mayor himself — that was caught by lots of of cameras.

As you recognize … Luigi is going through each state and federal homicide costs for the alleged slaying of Thompson — and, he might get the loss of life penalty if convicted.