[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Friday, July 24, 2020

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FBI News Briefing

TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEADING THE NEWS

• Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Federal Agents In Portland.

PROTESTS

• Trump, Lightfoot Discussed Plans To Deploy Federal Agents In Chicago.
• Detroit Officials Would Welcome Federal Help To Combat Gun Crimes.
• Trump To Send Federal Agents To Milwaukee To Combat Violence.
• Cleveland Officials To Address Federal Intervention.
• FBI Announces Arrest In Burning Of Salt Lake City Police Car.
• Wolf: Federal Agents Are Needed In Portland Due To Local Officials' Failures.
• Albuquerque Mayor Rejects Deployment Of Federal Agents.
• Administration Sending Tactical Team To Seattle.
• Minnesota Lawmakers Reach Deal On Police Reform.
• Cuomo: Trump's "Concerns About New York City Were Well-Founded."
• As Cuts Begin, LAPD Chief Tells Troops To "Show Your Relevance."
• Charlamagne Tha God Criticizes Biden For Labeling Trump First Racist President.
• PolitiFact Silent After Planned Parenthood Repudiates Founder's Racism.
• DC's NFL Team To Temporarily Rebrand As "Washington Football Team."
• WSJournal: Leaked Letter By Employees Will Not Diminish Editorial Page's Independence.

COUNTER-TERRORISM

• Georgia Man Sentenced For Planning White House Attack.
• 9/11 Families Ask Barr For Access To Saudi Lawsuit Records.
• ISIS Group Claims Responsibility For Killing Five Aid Workers In Nigeria.
• In Interview, British ISIS Members Admit To Holding Americans Captive.
• UN Report Warns ISIS Exploiting Coronavirus Security Gaps To Relaunch Insurgency.
• IS Prisoner Issue A Ticking Time Bomb For The West.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE

• DNI Declassifies Document Showing FBI Used Trump's Candidate Briefing To Advance Russia Probe.
• CNN, BuzzFeed Call Government's Withholding Of Information From Mueller Report "Misconduct."
• Democrats Denounce Packets On Biden Sent To Trump Allies By Ukrainian Lawmaker.
• Ex-Flynn Deputy KT McFarland Says Durham Will Issue Indictments In Coming Months.
• DOJ: FBI Interviewing Chinese Visa Holders About Possible Military Ties.
• Lawfare Files Lawsuit Against ODNI For Internal Studies To Assess If IC Is Being Compromised.
• ODNI Releases Ethics Guide For AI Technologies.
• IC Juggling Telework, Workforce Flexibilities To Accomplish Classified Work.
• Pentagon's UFO Unit Will Make Some Findings Public.
• BLM Review Fast Tracked For Nevada Vanadium Mine.
• Reality Winner Alleges "Dire" Conditions At Prison Facility Where Leaker Contracted Coronavirus.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• Federal Judges Rule Against Maxwell's Gag-Order, Documents Requests.
• Former Pennsylvania Congressman Indicted For Voting Fraud.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Increases Reward For Information On Missing Iowa Girl.
• California Men Indicted For Illegal Possession Of Firearms.
• Montana Police Investigating Fires At Glacier National Park.
• Missouri Man Sentenced For Sending Digital Threats.
• Florida Man Arrested For Solicitation Of Minor.
• Montana Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Production.
• Louisiana Man Accused Of Child Pornography Production.
• FBI Investigating 2019 Murders In New Mexico.
• Federal Agent Facing Charges In Illegal Prescription Painkiller Distribution Case.
• Defendant Gets Five Years In Prison For Participating In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy.
• Washington State Man Indicted For Murders.
• Michigan Man Sentenced Over Lying To The FBI.
• FBI Takes Over Michigan Murder Investigation.
• Former Army Scout Indicted For Creating IED In Texas.
• Michigan Man Charged With Robbing Casino Patrons.
• Continuing Coverage: Colorado Man Charged With Hate Crime Over Attack On Sikh Man.
• Continuing Coverage: California Police Searching For Missing Toddler.
• FBI Arrests 10 Texans Following Undercover Sting Operation.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Investigating Colorado Bank Robberies.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• Cohen Released From Prison, Judge Says He Was Retaliated Against.
• Key Source In Ohio Corruption Probe Identified.
• Former SCANA Executive Pleads Guilty In Utility Fraud.
• Arkansas Highway Agency Recoups Most Of Money In $2.4M Fraud Case.
• Indiana Man Sentenced For Check Fraud.
• Former Maryland Delegate To Be Sentenced For Bribery.
• Former Louisiana Public Officials Charged With Credit Card, Identity Fraud.
• Utah Man Pleads Guilty To $10M Day-Trading Fraud Scheme.
• Cotton Urges Barr To Launch Google Antitrust Probe.
• Startups Say Amazon Used Information From Talks To Launch Competing Products.
• Taro Pharmaceuticals To Pay $205.7M Criminal Penalty To Settle Price-Fixing Allegations.

CYBER DIVISION

• Twitter Says Hackers Likely Accessed Direct Messages Of 36 Users.
• FBI Bulletin: ELDs Did Not Follow Cybersecurity Guidelines.
• NSA, DHS Warn Foreign Hackers Are Targeting Critical Infrastructure.
• Instacart Denies Data Breach Involving Customer Information.
• UK Universities Lose Data To Ransomware Attack.
• 5G Spectrum Issues On Senate Agenda.
• A TikTok Ban In The US May Depend On Who Owns It.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

• FBI Data Show Increase In Blocked Gun Sales.

LAWFUL ACCESS

• DOJ Official Explains Law Enforcement's Worries About 5G.
• Ninth Circuit Rules Against Bid For Access To Judge's Encryption Opinion.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• FBI Kept Documents Related To Former Kentucky Governor's Pardons.
• Connecticut Supreme Court Upholds Alex Jones Sanctions In Sandy Hook Case.
• Houston Police Officer Relieved Of Duty Amid Probe.
• Bulger's Girlfriend Completes Prison Sentence.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• Trump Cancels GOP Convention Events In Jacksonville: "Just Not The Right Time."
• US COVID Case Count Surpasses 4M.
• Politico Analysis: Trump Hopes COVID Vaccine Can Improve Reelection Odds.
• Trump Now Says All Schools May Not Be Able To Reopen In Fall.
• NIH's Collins Optimistic About Upcoming Phase 3 Vaccine Trial.
• Verma: White House Task Force Is Focused On Protecting Nursing Homes.
• Giroir Discusses Efforts To Reduce COVID-19 Testing Turnaround Times.
• Giroir Issues Warning About Adolescents, Virus Transmission.
• Gaynor: Administration Working To Establish Domestic PPE Production.
• FDA Issues Warning About Contaminated Hand Sanitizer.
• Shortage Of Pipette Tips, Other Lab Supplies Hampering Efforts To Track, Curb Coronavirus Spread.
• Some Health Authorities Throughout US Narrowing COVID Testing Recommendations.
• Study Concludes Lockdowns, Testing Do Not Reduce Death Rates.
• Poll Finds 75% Of Americans Favor Face Mask Requirements.
• California Now Leads US In Confirmed Coronavirus Cases.
• Mask Regulations Exacerbate GOP Intraparty Rift In Texas.
• Thirteen Nuns At Michigan Convent Have Died Of COVID.
• Marine Assigned To Trump Helicopter Squadron Tested Positive For COVID.
• White House, Senate GOP Fail To Reach Agreement On COVID Stimulus Package.
• Meatpacking Workers Sue OSHA For Allegedly Failing To Keep Them Safe.
• Officials Acknowledge DHS Made False Statements In Fight With New York.
• DACA Recipient Accused Of Killing Three In DUI.
• Delay Sought In Release Of Documentary Film Examining Trump's Immigration Crackdown.
• Senate Passes Defense Bill With Veto-Proof Majority.
• Trump Expected To Sign Executive Order On Drug Prices Friday.
• White House Task Force Recommends Reforms To Indian Health Service.
• State Department IG To Probe Allegations Against US Ambassador To UK.
• Politico Profile: Pompeo's Wife Often Uses Her "Unofficial Authority."
• Fauci Throws First Pitch At Nationals Opener.
• US Unveils Plans To Build Quantum Internet.
• Lewis To Lie In State At US Capitol.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Director-General Rejects Pompeo's Claim That China "Bought" WHO.
• Brazil Continues To Report Record Numbers Of Increases In Coronavirus.
• Dubious COVID Remedies Promoted By Latin American Governments.
• Virus Cases Rise Among Young People In Spain.
• Iranian Civilian Jet In Near-Miss With American Warplane Over Syria.
• WSJournal: Biden Will Have Leverage With Iran If Elected.
• NYTimes Analysis: Civilian Toll In Afghanistan Unclear As Fighting Increases.
• Pompeo Urges Chinese People To Change Communist Party.
• Trump And Putin Discuss Coronavirus, Arms Control.
• US Accuses Russia Of Testing Anti-Satellite Weapon In Space.
• US, Baltic States Oppose Russian "Rewriting Of History."
• Greece Vows To Do "Whatever Necessary" In Dispute With Turkey.
• South Sudanese Dissent Claims Kiir Ordered His Death.

THE BIG PICTURE

• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

• Today's Events In Washington.

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