[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Tuesday, August 04, 2020

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TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 6:30 AM EDT
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• FBI And Justice Department Say FISA Errors Did Not Influence Court's Decisions.
PROTESTS
• US Charges Oregon Man With Bombing Federal Courthouse.
• FBI Probing Fire Outside Louisville, Kentucky's Hall Of Justice.
• Artist Who Posted Philadelphia Protest Photos Is Arrested For Vandalism.
• Scope, Effectiveness Of Operation LeGend Questioned After Kansas City Arrests.
• Leaked Body Camera Video Shows George Floyd's Arrest.
• Kentucky State Police Probe Of Barbeque Cook's Shooting During Protests Is Complete.
• Louisville Lawmakers Authorize Subpoenas After Officials Decline To Testify In Taylor Probe.
• Trump: Protesters Would Have Burned Down Courthouse Without Federal Intervention. • House Panel Launches Investigation Into DHS Intel Office.
• Morgenstern: Democrats' Push To Defund Police Will Make Nation Less Safe.
• Conway: Cities Seeing Protests Have "Strictest Gun Control Laws In The Country."
• New York City Shootings Surpass 2019 Total.
• Minneapolis Mayor: Governor Was Slow To Deploy National Guard During Riots.
• Armed Secret Service Confronts Two Black Mothers, Children On National Mall.
• Police Officers In Colorado Mistakenly Detain Black Family.
• "Back The Blue" Mural Painted Outside Tampa Police Headquarters.

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• WPost Calls For Congress To Mandate US Park Police Wear Body Cameras.

COUNTER-TERRORISM

• US Attorney Mulls Appeal Of Tsarnaev Ruling.

• ISIS Attacks Eastern Afghan Prison, Frees Nearly 400 Prisoners.

• Israel Says It Killed Militants Planting Bombs Inside Its Border With Syria.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE

• China Accuses US Of Harassing Chinese Students, Researchers.

• New FBI Documents From Mueller's Russia Investigation Revealed Following FOIA Lawsuit.

• Hemingway: Media Is Silent As Steele Shown Not To Be Master Spy.

• Op-Ed: Roger Stone On How His Sentence Was Commuted.

• UN Report Says North Korea Has "Probably" Developed Nuclear Devices To Fit Ballistic Missiles.

• NRO Chief Sees Growing Opportunities For Agency To Use Small Satellites.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• Federal Judge Recounts Shooting Of Son, Husband.

• Ninth Circuit Throws Out Oregon Man's Confession About Pointing Laser At Police Plane.

• Trump Again Says He Wishes Ghislaine Maxwell Well.

• Drugs Scheme Leads To More Prison Time For Man Connected To FBI Agent's Murder.

• Defendant Gets 14-Year Federal Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Drug Charges.

• Detective Describes Unearthing Of Idaho Children's Remains.

• FBI Leads Law Enforcement Operation In Indianapolis.

• NJ State Senator Nicholas Scutari Says Mayor Lied To Spark Investigation For Political Ends.

• Wheeling, WV Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Produce Child Pornography.

• Police Investigate Shooting Outside Washington State Casino.

• Suspect Arrested In Death Of Susie Zhao.

• FBI Seeks Information About Boca Raton Bank Robber.

• Judge Restricts Principals In Atkinson Case From Talking About It Outside Of Court.

• GA Man Pleads Guilty For His Role In Cocaine Conspiracy Stretching From El Paso, Texas To Buffalo.

• New Report Claims NYPD Grilled Pop Smoke About Crips Before His Death.

• Saipan Casino Contractor Executives Indicted In Alleged Illegal Worker Scheme.

• FBI Investigating Racist Vandalism At AME Church In North Highlands.

• Suspect Out Of Prison Just One Year Before Bank Robbery.

• FBI, Sheriff Take Another Look At Cold Murder Case In New Mexico.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Not Guilty In Corruption Probe.

• Texas Woman Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Identity Theft.

• Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme.

• Kentucky Man Sentenced For Role In Fake Investment Scheme.

CYBER DIVISION

• Trump Says He Does Not Oppose Microsoft Buying TikTok.

• DHS, Commerce Department Collaborate To Combat Botnets.

• US Issues Alert About Malware Used By Chinese Government.

• University of Texas Warns Donors, Contacts Possibly Affected By Ransomware Attack.

• CISA Chief Wants Younger, More Experienced Hackers In Federal Government.

• Pentagon Considers Adopting Zero-trust Security Approach.

• CISA Releases Updated TIC 3.0 Network Security Guidance.

• Op-Ed: Congress Has A Shot At Correcting Trump's Central Mistake On Cybersecurity.

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• NSA Reports On New Cyber Vulnerability In Computers.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

• FBI Warns Of COVID-19 Tests From Texas Facility.

• Gun Background Checks Rose 79% In July.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• Shelby Moving FBI Staff And Resources To Alabama Facility.

• Man Charged With Scaling Fence At Boston FBI Headquarters, Damaging Property.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• Deal On Coronavirus Relief Package Remains Elusive As Trump Mulls Direct Action.

• Trump Objects To Birx's "Pathetic" Comments After Pelosi Criticized Her.

• Trump: US Has Tested More People Than Any Other Country.

• Trump, Pence Tout Administration's Coronavirus Response.

• White House Implements Random Coronavirus Testing.

• WPost Report: State Officials Say Administration Unprepared To Distribute COVID Vaccine.

• Navarro Rejects Giroir And Others On Hydroxychloroquine.

• In Campaign Email, Trump Urges Supporters To Wear Facemasks.

• US COVID Case Count Nears 4.9M, Deaths Near 159K.

• Some People Recovered From COVID Feel More Confident About Resuming Activities.

• Thirteen St. Louis Cardinals Players And Staff Test Positive.

• Manhattan DA May Be Probing Trump Actions Apart From Alleged "Hush Money" Payments.

• Judge Rules Schiff's Impeachment Subpoenas Can Remain Concealed.

• Trump Signs Another Executive Order Restricting H1B Visas.

• Federal Judge Blocks DOL Rule Restricting Paid Sick Leave.

• Isaias Regains Hurricane Strength As It Makes Landfall In North Carolina.

• Fauci Says Most Schools Should Reopen, But Not In Some Hot Spots.

• Congress Demands Universities Provide Records Of Foreign Donations.

• Trump Seeks To Replace NA Chair Over Hiring Of Foreign Workers.

• Aides Say Trump Is Pleased With Wolf's Performance At DHS.

• Departing USAID Official Slams "Rampant Anti-Christian Sentiment" At Agency.

• House Panel Subpoenas Pompeo Aides Over IG's Firing.

• Democrats Object To Tata's Pentagon Appointment.

• Hokason Becomes Member Of Joint Chiefs Of Staff.

• Trump Blasts Nevada's Move To Universal Mail-In Voting, Threatens Court Battle.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Trump: We Will "Never Forget" Coronavirus "Was Sent To Us By China."

• Latin America Tops 5M Confirmed COVID Cases.

• Iran Sanctions Former Bolton Aide.

• WSJournal: Administration's Iran Policy Aiding Peace Progress In Yemen.

• US Firm Secures Deal With Kurds For Syrian Oil.

• Trump Says He Did Not Discuss Russian Bounties On US Troops With Putin.

• Trump Says 4,000-5,000 US Troops Will Be In Afghanistan By Election Day.

• Brownback: NBA "Coming Around" To Oppose Chinese Rights Abuses.

• Politico Analysis: Trump Has Allowed Rubio To Shape His Latin America Policies.

• European Diplomats: Turkish Aggression Is NATO's "Elephant In The Room."

• Former Spanish King Flees Country Amid Financial Scandal.

THE BIG PICTURE

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• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

• Today's Events In Washington.

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