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Miles Archer

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Mon Jun 8, 2026, 03:53 PM 14 hrs ago

No! NO! TAKE IT BACK! "'Jaw-dropping' corruption could see Trump's UFC fight scrapped at last-minute: law expert" [View all]

Raw Story link, as well as the Substack link for the full Joyce Vance article.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ufc-2677012449/

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-ahead-2c9

"The amount of corruption alleged in this lawsuit is jaw dropping, even for Trump," she wrote on BlueSky.

For one thing, she noted, the plaintiffs point out that Trump “giving White and his company what none have enjoyed before: unfettered access to the White House and Lincoln Memorial to stage a private, for-profit sports event, with all the promotional and branding opportunities that accompany such access” — all while he purchased up to $50,000 in stock in the UFC's parent company, and the UFC itself promotes a cryptocurrency firm sponsoring the event and advertising itself with White House iconography.

And as all this is going on, the plaintiffs — a Vietnam vet and a senior citizen activist — said, this whole project defaces the nation's capital. “The Claw, which is constructed primarily out of steel, is 92 feet tall, 154 feet wide, and weighs 600 tons ... The Claw thus dwarfs the adjacent White House. It is visible from the National Mall to the south," the lawsuit reads.

To do this, the suit continued, the White House and UFC are violating National Park Service regulations, ignoring congressional approval, and environmental permitting.

The complainants are asking a judge to stop the event from taking place.

"A ruling and perhaps an appeal or two could materialize quickly given

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And today we've also got the $12,000 commemorative coins! Vinca 14 hrs ago #1
It would be a relief to T to have the fight scrapped! Hope22 13 hrs ago #2
If he was remotely intelligent, sure. Karasu 13 hrs ago #6
That ship sailed at birth. SergeStorms 11 hrs ago #16
Don't forget his smart uncle. Swede 10 hrs ago #22
Kick dalton99a 13 hrs ago #3
Why wasn't this done before the WH was deluged with all the crappy nonsense that now exists. Ridiculous. SheilaAnn 13 hrs ago #4
my thoughts as well. mopinko 12 hrs ago #12
I think he could care less about a court order. He would hold it anyway. kairos12 13 hrs ago #5
It's supposed to be sticky and rainy GenThePerservering 12 hrs ago #7
Let it pour on the assembled MAGAts. oasis 12 hrs ago #8
I posted something around last week or so...they reportedly have a BIG "gnat problem" at the location Miles Archer 12 hrs ago #14
Why don't they MoseShrute 12 hrs ago #9
A never-ending series of jaw-dropping desecrations of the office of the president and theft Martin68 12 hrs ago #10
Donvict malaise 12 hrs ago #11
This all just makes me sick Mossfern 12 hrs ago #13
Do the plaintiffs have standing? progressoid 11 hrs ago #15
Almost certainly not. tritsofme 11 hrs ago #18
It's fun to imagine a world in which Trump ever faces any actual conseqeuences at all Orrex 11 hrs ago #17
These plaintiffs make an incredibly weak case for standing, it will be dismissed. tritsofme 11 hrs ago #19
While I'd love to see it scrapped... DET 11 hrs ago #20
Hillary Clinton had a great take A HERETIC I AM 10 hrs ago #21
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