Dressed in an orange jumpsuit that screamed main character energy, Mangione was marched into Manhattan federal court flanked by a security detail so excessive it looked like an Avengers reunion. Helicopters hovered. Cameras flashed. And, for reasons no one can quite figure out, New York City Mayor Eric Adams himself tagged along like an over-eager extra.
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