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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty: New details of CEO killing

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.”

CNN's Shimon Prokupecz reports from outside the Manhattan criminal court and legal affairs analyst Areva Martin reacts to new details revealed by Mangione in court. Also, CNN's Michael Smerconish gives his reaction, CNN's Kara Scannell shares what she saw inside the courtroom and defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo makes a statement.

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