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Accused UFC drone plotter believes Trump protecting Epstein-linked baby eaters: DOJ

A man charged in the White House UFC massacre plot told the FBI the government is run by infant-sacrificing Epstein elites — and that was just the start.Accused plotters Michael Alan Thomas and Bryan Omar Roa, both of Southern California, Tycen Proper of Ohio, Daniel Eskridge of Missouri, and Abraham Alvarez of Nebraska face federal charges. They are alleged to have plotted to use explosive-laden drones and snipers to massacre crowds at the White House UFC fight.President Trump personally announced and helped organize the event as part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations.Here are five details that have emerged in the case.1. Thomas believed Trump was shielding a baby-eating Epstein cabal. According to a federal charging document, Thomas told investigators he believes the government is run by an elite group of individuals who sacrifice and consume infants who also were deeply involved with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and are now protected by President Donald Trump.Thomas also places some of the responsibility of this corruption of government with Jewish people and blames them and Israel for the current war with Iran.2. Co-defendant Proper kept a journal naming roughly 46 targets and described child sacrifice to a demonic figure. Agents recovered a journal from Proper's room in which he wrote that the government sought to sacrifice children and others to a demonic figure. The journal contained a list of roughly 46 names — celebrities and politicians.His family told investigators he had been making sympathetic comments about Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and posting anti-Semitic content on Facebook.3. The plot was funded by graduation money — and nearly by panhandling. Proper allegedly spent roughly 3,000 of his graduation money on body armor, an AR-style rifle, a bullpup shotgun painted with an American flag, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. When an alleged co-conspirator said the group needed 1,300 for the drones and the charges, Thomas said he was broke and suggested someone hold a sign by the freeway saying 'fund the freedom fighters.'4. Proper was hospitalized after saying he wanted to join law enforcement to kill people. A hospital application filed by police after being called to his home detailed that he had been thinking about joining the military or police force with the goal of being able to kill people.5. His mom called the cops — and unraveled everything. Proper's mother phoned police on June 10 after growing alarmed by her son's weapons purchases and online activity. She later told investigators she believed the group was using religion to manipulate her son.
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