2/26 News Clippings
Good morning,
Today's version of the 5 AM SIOC News Briefing is attached. Research of the SIOC yielded the following:
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IMD-RIDS Releases/FOIPA Mentions:
| Date | February 26, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Article Title | Nothing additional to report. |
| Reportable Information | N/A |
| Release(s) | N/A |
| Case #(s) | N/A |
| Media Source(s) | N/A |
| Hyperlink(s) | N/A |
Other Releases:
| Date | February 26, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Article Title | From the SIOC News Briefing (attached is today's copy): Other FBI News: • Top GOP Senators Call On DOJ to Investigate Potential Criminal FBI Leaks to Media |
| Reportable Information | Media reports reported that two senior Senate Republican lawmakers called on Attorney General Pam Bondi and Director Patel to investigate potential criminal leaks to the media of sensitive and classified information ahead of the 2024 presidential election, and to investigate former Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault and his associates' potential breach of FBI information sharing policies. |
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| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Release(s) | Multiple releases in litigations related to subject (redacted). No vault releases located. |
| Case #(s) | The following litigations were located (redacted). |
| Media Source(s) | SIOC, Washington Times, The New York Post, and Daily Mail. Other FOIPA requests met with UP3 responses. |
| Hyperlink(s) | Washington Times: Chuck Grassley, Ron Johnson call on Pam Bondi and Kash Patel to probe FBI leaks. New York Post: Ex-FBI agent improperly shared gov info, nude photo of girlfriend from bureau email account -- while allegedly shielding Hunter Biden. Daily Mail: Ex-FBI agent exposed for sharing explosive 'sensitive' government emails and nude pics of his girlfriend. |
| Bureau Emails | Screenshots of redacted Bureau emails sent by Timothy Thibault. Redactions are inconsistent with office standards. |
The following subjects mentioned in the SIOC have been previously reported but remain in the news:
• Deepfakes being used in scamming schemes (previously reported 9/15/2023)
• Cocaine discovered in White House on July 2, 2023 (previously reported 11/14/2023)
• Lockbit Ransomware (previously reported on 11/22/2023)
- o CyberNews: LockBit ransom gang claims to have stolen information that could "destroy' FBI
• Crossfire Hurricane (previously reported 12/18/2023)
• Chinese spy balloons (previously reported on 2/6/2024)
• Smishing scam with texts regarding unpaid tolls (reported on 4/22/2024)
• Video of man who is suspected to have planted the viable pipe bomb near the DNC headquarters on January 6th, 2021 (reported on 8/2/2024)
• Kash Patel Sworn in as Ninth FBI Director (reported in FYSA on 12/10/2024)
• Joint Advisory regarding Ghost Ransomware (previously reported on 2/20/2025)
• GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn Demands FBI, IRS Release 'Complete, Unredacted' Epstein Documents (previously reported in FYSA on 2/25/2025)
Research of various news sources yielded the following:
| Date | February 26. 2025 |
|---|---|
| Article Title | Nothing additional to report. |
| Reportable Information | N/A |
| Release(s) | N/A |
| Case #(s) | N/A |
| Media Source(s) | N/A |
| Hyperlink(s) | N/A |
Please note: Due to time constraints, the information reported was reviewed and obtained from the 5:00AM draft version of the FBI Daily News Briefing. As such, there may be some discrepancies between the articles included
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within the draft and finalized versions of the FBI Daily News Briefing.
Respectfully,
Government Information Specialist
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Information Management Division
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