Prosecutors say Luigi Mangione kept diaries detailing his plans to assassinate UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Prosecutors say Luigi Mangione kept diaries chronicling in chilling detail his plans to assassinate UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson .

The self-proclaimed anti-capitalist wrote in his manifesto that he chose to “wack the CEO” rather than bomb the company’s headquarters because he believed it would generate better headlines and be less likely to be deemed “terrorism,” according to court documents.

Mangione, 27 , faces murder and terrorism charges in connection with the shooting of Thompson in December .

On the federal level, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in late May that the DOJ intends to pursue the death penalty in the Mangione case. Mangione’s attorneys have moved to exclude his writings from the court record, arguing their client wasn’t afforded his constitutional rights when arrested. Prosecutors responded, agreeing to pre-trial hearings on the admissibility of the evidence, including the red spiral notebook and statements made to police officers. Mangione is scheduled to appear in court for his state charges on June 26 ..