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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday that say plotters who harbored fringe conspiracy theories spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled. Investigators recovered high-powered firearms from several of the suspects and reviewed encrypted text messages between roughly 20 participants who shared detailed maps and aerial photographs of the area and discussed the need for a "safe house" and escape routes after the intended attack, the documents show.

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Sure they did. Sure there was.

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Lewzer can't even find plausible lie composers.

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-16 09:25 PM | Reply

None of this happened. Pure MAGAt fiction.

#2 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-06-16 10:18 PM | Reply

"plotters who harbored fringe conspiracy theories"

What theories?

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-16 10:26 PM | Reply

Linked at bottom is the sinister Trumpf junta's poorly written press release.

Just a few examples (there are others):

"According to the complaint filed in the Central District of California, law enforcement executed a search warrant of Roa's residence and vehicle where they allegedly seized a rifle...."

Law-enforcement personnel do not "allegedly" seize evidence. They seize it.

"More serious members of the group, including [Tycen] Proper, moved their communications to an encrypted chat app..."

More serious members? So, the other alleged conspirators weren't serious? Were they dupes?

Some of the five youngsters allegedly amassed a small arsenal. They were all busted in different states a few days before the supposed attack. How the five were going to transport their massive amount of ammunition, weapons, drones, and explosives to northern Virginia, secure a hotel room, and conduct their pre-attack reconnaissance has yet to be disclosed.

Link: Press Release


#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-17 03:44 AM | Reply

*** Worst Director of FBI in Global History Screws It Up Again ***

"USSS officials are angry that D/FBI Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel prematurely announced on Tuesday the details of a largely sealed and ongoing criminal investigation into an alleged plot to attack Sunday's White House UFC event with drones.

USSS and FBI agents had been partnered on the investigation into a group of individuals discussing plans for a drone attack at the White House in the last week, and had discussed unsealing the case and making a joint announcement Tuesday afternoon.

The problem with idiot Patel's social media announcement was that the case had been sealed in court and roughly ten suspects had not yet been arrested and placed in custody at the time Patel shared his post. USSS and FBI officials were surprised by Patel "jumping the gun."

"We all woke up this morning to see this on Twitter," said one Trumpf junta apparatchik."

Source: The epitome of incompetence

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-17 04:05 AM | Reply

Wouldn't have been inspiring if a drone attacked during this gladiatorial exhibition, killed a firefighter, and allowed Trump to take a break from his nap to scream "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Bloody ear optional.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-17 08:18 AM | Reply

Something tells me this "terrorist plot" was a drone fly-over that spelled out "86 47".

#7 | Posted by morris at 2026-06-17 09:11 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

"authorities were tipped off after a suspect's mother discovered concerning texts"

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-06-17 09:22 AM | Reply

Prosecutors said in charging documents they had allegedly "expressed ultra-religious and antigovernment sentiments".

The group allegedly wanted to "jumpstart" a revolution by shooting "high-value targets" - identified as wealthy people and politicians - attending the UFC fight. They had specifically discussed "grievances about government corruption, the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking up all the water in communities, and other government actions," prosecutors said.

#9 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-06-17 09:24 AM | Reply

Radicalized by... jews and data centers..

#10 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-06-17 09:25 AM | Reply

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