The alleged plot to, well, to do something violent during President Trump’s 80th birthday ’rasslin extravaganza — the Ultimate Fighting Championship on the White House lawn last Sunday night — is shaping up to be one of the stranger cases you’ll see.
As this is written, an investigation is still underway — more like multiple investigations, which is part of the oddity. Five men have been charged, but rather than one big conspiracy case, complaints were filed in at least four different federal district courts. It appears that prosecutors have varying theories of what was afoot and how serious it was. That, along with the difference between the paltry number of arrests compared to the 23 (give or take) suspects said to be under investigation, suggests that some investigators may have jumped the gun by making public announcements before the time was ripe — in particular, the FBI led by Director Kash Patel, a recidivist offender on that score.
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