He's charged in the federal case with murder using a firearm, interstate stalking and other offenses. He also faces charges in New York, where he is accused of fatally shooting Thompson in Manhattan on Dec.

In a Fox News appearance Thursday, Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas said that Attorney General Pam Bondi "is doing the right thing" in seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who was charged with killing a UnitedHealthcare executive in New York City last year.

AG Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect.