Trump news at a glance: watchdog group sues to block president’s ‘deeply corrupt’ birthday party
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#7662P)
Group seeks emergency injunction to halt UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House before a single punch is thrown - key US politics stories from Monday 8 June
Donald Trump is throwing himself quite the 80th birthday party at the White House on Sunday. All he needs now is for a federal judge, Dwayne The Rock" Johnson and a passing thunderstorm not to ruin it.
The watchdog group Public Integrity Project filed a lawsuit on Saturday in DC federal court, seeking an emergency injunction to halt the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event before a single punch is thrown on 14 June - which is both Flag Day and the president's birthday.
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