FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that federal authorities thwarted an alleged attack plot targeting President Donald Trump s UFC event held at the White House over the weekend. The event, called UFC Freedom 250, took place on the White House lawn Sunday ni
FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that federal authorities thwarted an alleged attack plot targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC event held at the White House over the weekend.
The event, called UFC Freedom 250, took place on the White House lawn Sunday night. Patel said the FBI uncovered communications on the encrypted messaging app Signal involving 23 individuals allegedly discussing “pre-operational activity” connected to the event.
According to Patel, the FBI and its law enforcement partners became aware of the threat on June 10 and launched what he described as a “multi-state operation” involving the Department of Justice and other agencies.
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