Chicago man charged in planned attack against White House UFC event on Trump's birthday

Federal prosecutors charged 20-year-old Alexander Iniguez Mercado with obstruction of justice for deleting the Signal application from his phone. This action followed questioning regarding his involvement in planning a violent attack targeting a White House UFC event held on President Donald Trump's birthday. According to the DOJ, Mercado faces a one-count grand jury indictment and could potentially be sentenced to two decades in prison if convicted of the charges brought by U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros.