Lawsuit Seeks to Stop the UFC Fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump's Birthday
The lawsuit says the event is a private, for-profit use of national parkland and cites up to $1.5 million VIP packages.
- On June 14, the UFC will host a fight card on the White House South Lawn, but a federal lawsuit filed by the Public Integrity Project seeks to halt the event.
- Violations of National Environmental Policy Act reviews and congressional consent requirements prompted plaintiffs to argue the event is a "corrupt" transfer of public resources to a private business ally.
- A 92-foot-tall, 600-ton steel structure called "the Claw" accompanies plans to issue 85,000 free tickets and sell VIP packages for up to $1.5 million per head.
- Dismissing the legal challenge as "obstructionist, baseless, and dilatory," the White House asserted the event resembles other properly permitted activities on the National Mall and Ellipse.
- President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and America's 250th anniversary coincide with June 14, and Trump suggested the structure might "never" be removed, comparing it to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Lawsuit seeks to block UFC fight on White House lawn
Lawsuit Seeks to Block UFC Fight at White House A federal lawsuit filed Saturday is trying to stop next week’s planned UFC fight on the White House South Lawn. The case was brought by two Virginia residents and the Public Integrity Project. The event is set for Sunday, June 14, just one day before a weigh-in at the Lincoln Memorial. The filing says the fight is not just a sports show. It argues the use of the White House grounds for a private, f…
A federal lawsuit seeks to cancel the evening of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to be held in the White House's southern garden on Donald Trump's birthday. The lawsuit was filed by the Public Integrity Project, a non-profit organization on behalf of a political activist and an Air Force veteran. According to the lawsuit, filed before the District Federal Court of Columbia, the event is "deeply corrupt," as it would grant UFC unpreceden…
Miami, Jun 7 (EFE).- U.S. citizens filed this weekend a lawsuit to prevent UFC struggles that President Donald Trump has scheduled at the White House to celebrate his birthday on June 14, considering them a "corrupt scheme." The lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., by a Vietnam War veteran and an activist, argues that the event violates federal law for using public resources for a sports promoter to make profits, according to Public Integrity Pro…
Federal lawsuit seeks to block UFC Freedom 250 from being held on the White House South Lawn
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A political activist and a Vietnam war veteran, represented by an anti-corruption organization, have filed a lawsuit to prevent the White House from holding a fight in next Sunday's 80th birthday... (ANSA)
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