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DOJ: 5 arrested over plot to attack White House UFC event

Season 2026 Episode 123 | 2m 25s

The Justice Department says it arrested five people who were planning to attack this weekend's UFC event at the White House. According to an arrest document, one of the individuals is a 19-year-old from Ohio who said he had been planning the attack with a group of extremists with ultra-religious and anti-government views. Ali Rogin reports.

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