Source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/us/luigi-mangione-ny-court-hearing
Mangione’s defense had argued the terror-related charges should be tossed because crimes of terrorism as defined in New York state legislation refer to attacks on multiple civilians, not a shooting of a single individual.
“While the People place great emphasis on defendant’s ‘ideological’ motive, there is no indication in the statute that a murder committed for ideological reasons (in this case, the defendant’s apparent desire to draw attention to what he perceived as inequities or greed within the American health care system), fits within the definition of terrorism without establishing the necessary element of an in tent to intimidate or coerce,” Judge Gregory Carro wrote in his decision Tuesday.
Judges operate on their own plane mostly as the thrid branch.
Politicians and media have to walk a tight rope.
But yeah I cna see some regime whore crying foul about judge being soft on a “domestic terrorist”
Tell that to Clarence Thomas and his gifted $250k RV. Or any lower court judge gunning for appointment to a higher seat.
Accepting owners money is a different matter.
This is a high visibility event, not a back room deal.