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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Aiza Moraña

'Deeply Corrupt': Military Veteran Files Suit to Stop Trump's White House UFC Fight

A military veteran has filed a lawsuit to halt President Donald Trump's planned White House UFC event, labelling the spectacle 'deeply corrupt'. Filed on Sunday by Virginia veteran Paul Romano and political organiser Susan Douglas, the case seeks to block the 14 June gathering.

The plaintiffs contend that the event celebrates the president's 80th birthday rather than America's 250th anniversary on 4 July. Brendan Ballou, a former Justice Department attorney representing the plaintiffs, stated they intervened after reports exposed 'the extent to which the government played no role in the actual financing, planning, and execution of this, and the extent to which private parties stand to gain from the deal'.

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