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CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins may be in hot water.
Collins, who is also the network’s White House Correspondent, posted a tweet on Friday with a link to a website for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man charged with assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
“Luigi Mangione’s legal defense team launched a new website today,” she wrote.

Here’s the deleted post. pic.twitter.com/lWbr9EwwA1
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) February 15, 2025

While Collins didn’t directly call on people to donate, the link suggested she wanted people to visit the website.
However, the journalist Stephen L. Miller pointed out a troubling detail regarding her links to the defense fund.
The woman representing Mangione, Karen Freidman Agnifilo, is a CNN legal analyst and will be a direct beneficiary of any fundraising efforts.

Real bottom of the barrel stuff. Even for @kaitlancollins pic.twitter.com/OCrUQIkmwq
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) February 15, 2025

Mangione, who is currently awaiting trial in New York, is facing a charge first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and multiple gun possession charges.
In a statement posted on the website set up by his defense, Mangione thanked people for all the support he has received.
“I am overwhelmed by – and grateful for – everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support,” Mangione said.
“Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC from across the country, and around the globe.”
“While it is impossible for me to reply to most letters, please know that I read every one that I receive.”
UnitedHealthcare CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Finally Breaks His Silence — Issues First Public Statement Since Arrest
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