00:02Eight men are now charged in what federal prosecutors call a plot to carry out a drone
00:08and sniper attack at the UFC event on the White House South Lawn. The Justice Department unsealed
00:14a new indictment Thursday, adding an eighth defendant to the case. Prosecutors say Chandler
00:19Skaggs of West Virginia was recruited to serve as one of the snipers in a plot targeting UFC
00:26Freedom 250, held at the White House on June 14th. The indictment says the group spent weeks
00:32gathering guns, ammunition, body armor, explosives, drones, and communications equipment. Prosecutors
00:38say the plan was to use drones as a diversion, then have snipers open fire on people fleeing the
00:44event. The alleged targets included President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu,
00:50Elon Musk, and other high-profile attendees. Investigators say they learned of the plot
00:56four days before the event, giving law enforcement time to intervene. All eight men are charged with
01:02conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to commit murder on
01:08federal property and of a federal official. If convicted, they could face life in prison.
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