Mangione's attorneys called the attorney general's decision to seek the death penalty 'unapologetically political.'

Attorneys for the man accused of killing a health insurance CEO are trying to get the death penalty off the table, calling a directive to seek capital punishment “a political stunt.”

Luigi Mangione’s attorneys argued Friday that federal prosecutors should be precluded from seeking the death penalty for the Towson, Maryland, native on charges that he killed a health insurance executive.