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Legal analysis of Luigi Mangione's lawyers withdrawing psychiatric defense

Name: Legal analysis of Luigi Mangione's lawyers withdrawing psychiatric defense
Uploaded: 2026-06-19T17:18:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 10 s
Description: Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have withdrawn their plan to pursue a psychiatric defense in his New York state murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the decision.

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have withdrawn their plan to pursue a psychiatric defense in his New York state murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the decision.