The right-hand woman of Washington's Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George has called for accused assassin Luigi Mangione to be freed and pardoned, according to her Threads account.
Mangione has attracted support in the months since his arrest, including more than $1.5 million in donations to fund his high-powered defense team.
Makia Green described herself as George's political director UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassination, she called for his suspected killer, Mangione, to be released.
"Comment when you see this," Instagram bio includes a link to an ActBlue fundraiser for the Lewis George campaign, but her profile itself was private when viewed Tuesday.
Lewis George's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In 2020, the candidate ran for the city council, vowing to "cut police" in her ward. She's also called for "free abortion care," Zohran Mamdani, a fellow Democratic socialist who was recently embroiled in a Mangione-related scandal of his own after a group of outspoken supporters obtained city-granted press passes.
Mamdani, however, does not appear on the section of her campaign site touting endorsements from fellow politicians, unions and other groups.
Mangione is accused of stalking Thompson and shooting him in the back outside a Manhattan Hilton hotel, then fleeing to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he was arrested while eating a McDonald's breakfast.
The accused assassin was due in a New York court Tuesday morning in connection with the case, but his hearing was postponed by a day due to a mix-up.
He is expected to go to trial on Sept. 8 on state charges, which carry a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.
A separate federal trial is slated to kick off early next year.
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all charges.