FW: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Friday, October 23, 2020

Mobile version and searchable archives available at fbi.bulletinintelligence.com.

FBI News Briefing

TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF

DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEADING THE NEWS

• Intelligence Officials Warn Of Russian And Iranian Interference In US Election.
• State Officials Working With FBI On Election Security.

PROTESTS

• "Anarchist" Cities Sue Trump Administration Over Designation.
• Judge Dismisses Third-Degree Murder Charge In Floyd Case.
• Protests In Illinois After Police Shooting Of Black Teens.

COUNTER-TERRORISM

• Report: Far-Right Groups Responsible For Two-Thirds Of Domestic Terrorist Attacks.
• Ninth Circuit Orders Resentencing Of California Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Terrorism Charges.
• White Supremacist Group Talked Of Paramilitary Training In Secret Vetting Calls.
• Man Who Supplied Weapons To San Bernardino Terrorists Faces Sentencing.
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Planting Fake Bomb On Railroad Tracks.
• French Officials Confirm Teacher's Killer Was In Contact With A Jihadist In Syria.
• US Military Quietly Helping Taliban Fight Isis In Afghanistan.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE

• Schumer, Wyden Urge FBI Not To Probe Biden Family Prior To Election.
• Ex-Hunter Biden Partner Says Joe Biden Was Set To Get Cut Of Business Deal.
• Trump, Ratcliffe Reportedly Seeking Declassification Of Russia Inquiry Document.
• John Brennan Discusses DNI Ratcliffe's "Credibility," Trump's Relationship With Intelligence Community.
• Reports Suggest Sonic Attacks Targeting Americans Are Widespread.
• Intelligence Officials Warning About Election Interference Earlier Than In 2016.
• Opinion: Both Parties Contributing To Lack Of Faith In Elections.
• Russia Will Be Blamed For Either Outcome Of US Election, Ambassador Says.
• NYTimes: US Intelligence Officials Believe Russia Is Greater Threat To Election.
• Clapper: Foreign Actors Aim To Exploit, Amplify Divisiveness In US.
• Opinion: Iran's Election Interference Aims Also To Discredit Democracy.
• States Increase IT Support For Elections Organizers As Systems Move Online.
• Wisconsin Officials Urge Voters To Ignore "Noise" About Election Interference And Vote.
• India, US To Negotiate Deal For Access To Satellite Data During Pompeo Visit.
• Filing: Garrison Courtney Almost Won Legal Immunity.
• Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia.
• Treasury Department Sanctioning Iran's Ambassador To Iraq Over Qods Force Agenda.
• Bosnian Prosecutors Charge Intelligence Chief With Abuse Of Office.
• Declassified Polish Documents Spark Debate Over Potential Spy Activity.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• Man Arrested In North Carolina With Guns, Explosives Planned To Assassinate Biden.
• Kentucky Governor: Release "Everything" From Breonna Taylor Grand Jury.
• White Teen Sentenced For Planning To Attack Black Churchgoers.
• Massachusetts Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges.
• Montana Man Sentenced For Meth Possession.
• Missouri Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges.
• Continuing Coverage: Florida Attorney Arrested On Serial Bank Robbery Charges.
• Philadelphia Mob Member Sentenced For Racketeering.
• FBI Searching For Missouri Man.
• FBI Searched California Home.
• Oregon Man Charged After Threatening Police, Courthouse With Firearms.
• FBI, DC Police Arrest Two For Child Sex Trafficking.
• Texas Court Delays Bribery Trial Until 2021.
• California Gang Members Indicted On Racketeering Charges.
• North Carolina Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking.
• North Carolina Man Sentenced On Drug, Firearms Charges.
• Attorney Seeks Documents in Michigan Triple Murder; MGM Grand Mentioned.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• Judge In Mangano Case Orders Hearing On Alleged Perjury.
• Florida Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement.
• Athens, Alabama City Schools To Dismiss Superintendent Under FBI Probe.
• New York Court Upholds Dismissal Of State Mortgage Fraud Charges Against Manafort.
• Goldman To Pay Nearly $3B, Take Millions From Executives To Settle 1MDB Probe.
• FTC Nearing Decision On A Facebook Antitrust Case.
• California Court Refuses To Hear Bayer's Appeal Of Roundup Verdict.

CYBER DIVISION

• EU, UK To Enforce Sanctions On GRU Officers Over 2015 Cyberattack On Germany.
• Security Researcher Says He Accessed Trump's Twitter Account.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

• DOJ Effort Would Link Federal Police Grants To Use-Of-Force Standards.
• FBI Agents Visit South Dakota Winter Housing Camp.
• Walmart Sues Federal Government Over Opioid Crisis.
• WPost: Judgment Against Purdue Pharma Is "Modest."

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• US Congressman Seeks To Designate CCP As Criminal Organization.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• Sources: Trump Weighing Firing Of Wray After Election.
• Professional Gambler Sues Bharara, DOJ Claiming Misconduct In Insider Trading Case.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Barrett Nomination As Democrats Boycott Vote.
• Biden Says He Would Create Commission To Consider Court Reforms.
• Pelosi Says Negotiators Are "Just About There" On Stimulus Deal.
• FDA Officially Approves Remdesivir As Cases Spike.
• Azar Dismisses Report Of Tensions With Hahn.
• Azar: New CDC Guidelines On Close Contact A "Call To Action."
• FDA Advisory Committee Debates Safety, Efficacy Standards For Vaccine.
• Palantir System To Help Track Manufacture, Distribution Of COVID Vaccines.
• Consensus Emerges COVID Rarely Transmitted By Contact With Contaminated Surfaces.
• Chicago Imposes Curfew As Cases Spike.
• Iowa's Economy Suffering Despite No Lockdown.
• Three Cases Reported At Los Angeles Megachurch That Defied Public Health Orders.
• Southwest Will No Longer Block Middle Seat Starting In December.
• USA Today Criticizes Administration's Consideration Of Herd Immunity Strategy.
• Court Bars Census Bureau From Giving Administration Data On Migrants.
• Trump Says He Is Looking Forward To Supreme Court Overturning ACA.
• Cotton, Loeffler Ask DOJ To Investigate Racial Segregation On College Campuses.
• Sources: Kushner Floating Launch Of Trump-Branded Media Outlet.
• Trump Issues Order Removing Protections For Federal Workers.
• USPS IG: Mail Service Deteriorated Under DeJoy.
• Colorado Wildfire Grows By More Than 100,000 Acres, Forcing Evacuation.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Europe Imposes More Restrictions As Hospitals Prepare For Second Wave.
• Report: Bombing Kills Syrian Cleric Key To Deals With Rebels.
• US Provided Air Cover For Taliban As It Battled ISIS.
• Afghan Airstrike Targeting Taliban Kills 12 Children.
• Radical Cleric Seeks To Reimpose Islamic Law In Afghanistan.
• Twenty NATO Members Not Forecast To Meet 2% Of GDP Defense Spending Target By 2024.
• Putin Hints At Russia-China Military Alliance.
• Hopes For Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal Fade Despite Upcoming Pompeo Meeting.
• Sudanese Government Prepared To Normalize Relations With Israel As Part Of US Deal.
• Hariri Named Lebanon's Prime Minister For Fourth Time.
• Nigeria's Buhari Does Not Mention Shooting Of Protesters In Speech On Unrest.
• Guinean President Easily Wins Third Term.
• Polish Court Bans One Of Country's Only Forms Of Legal Abortion.
• WPost Analysis: Bolivia Returns To Morales After Year Of Turmoil.
• Vatican Dismisses US Concerns, Extends Agreement With China On Bishops.

THE BIG PICTURE

• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

• Today's Events In Washington.

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Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Friday, October 23, 2020

Mobile version and searchable archives available at fbi.bulletinintelligence.com.

FBI News Briefing

TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF

DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEADING THE NEWS

• Intelligence Officials Warn Of Russian And Iranian Interference In US Election.

• State Officials Working With FBI On Election Security.

PROTESTS

• "Anarchist" Cities Sue Trump Administration Over Designation.

• Judge Dismisses Third-Degree Murder Charge In Floyd Case.

• Protests In Illinois After Police Shooting Of Black Teens.

COUNTER-TERRORISM

• Report: Far-Right Groups Responsible For Two-Thirds Of Domestic Terrorist Attacks.

• Ninth Circuit Orders Resentencing Of California Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Terrorism Charges.

• White Supremacist Group Talked Of Paramilitary Training In Secret Vetting Calls.

• Man Who Supplied Weapons To San Bernardino Terrorists Faces Sentencing.

• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Planting Fake Bomb On Railroad Tracks.

• French Officials Confirm Teacher's Killer Was In Contact With A Jihadist In Syria.

• US Military Quietly Helping Taliban Fight Isis In Afghanistan.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE

• Schumer, Wyden Urge FBI Not To Probe Biden Family Prior To Election.

• Ex-Hunter Biden Partner Says Joe Biden Was Set To Get Cut Of Business Deal.

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• Trump, Ratcliffe Reportedly Seeking Declassification Of Russia Inquiry Document.

• John Brennan Discusses DNI Ratcliffe's "Credibility," Trump's Relationship With Intelligence Community.

• Reports Suggest Sonic Attacks Targeting Americans Are Widespread.

• Intelligence Officials Warning About Election Interference Earlier Than In 2016.

• Opinion: Both Parties Contributing To Lack Of Faith In Elections.

• Russia Will Be Blamed For Either Outcome Of US Election, Ambassador Says.

• NYTimes: US Intelligence Officials Believe Russia Is Greater Threat To Election.

• Clapper: Foreign Actors Aim To Exploit, Amplify Divisiveness In US.

• Opinion: Iran's Election Interference Aims Also To Discredit Democracy.

• States Increase IT Support For Elections Organizers As Systems Move Online.

• Wisconsin Officials Urge Voters To Ignore "Noise" About Election Interference And Vote.

• India, US To Negotiate Deal For Access To Satellite Data During Pompeo Visit.

• Filing: Garrison Courtney Almost Won Legal Immunity.

• Lawyer: Snowden Has Won Permanent Residency In Russia.

• Treasury Department Sanctioning Iran's Ambassador To Iraq Over Qods Force Agenda.

• Bosnian Prosecutors Charge Intelligence Chief With Abuse Of Office.

• Declassified Polish Documents Spark Debate Over Potential Spy Activity.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• Man Arrested In North Carolina With Guns, Explosives Planned To Assassinate Biden.

• Kentucky Governor: Release "Everything" From Breonna Taylor Grand Jury.

• White Teen Sentenced For Planning To Attack Black Churchgoers.

• Massachusetts Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charges.

• Montana Man Sentenced For Meth Possession.

• Missouri Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges.

• Continuing Coverage: Florida Attorney Arrested On Serial Bank Robbery Charges.

• Philadelphia Mob Member Sentenced For Racketeering.

• FBI Searching For Missouri Man.

• FBI Searched California Home.

• Oregon Man Charged After Threatening Police, Courthouse With Firearms.

• FBI, DC Police Arrest Two For Child Sex Trafficking.

• Texas Court Delays Bribery Trial Until 2021.

• California Gang Members Indicted On Racketeering Charges.

• North Carolina Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking.

• North Carolina Man Sentenced On Drug, Firearms Charges.

• Attorney Seeks Documents in Michigan Triple Murder; MGM Grand Mentioned.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• Judge In Mangano Case Orders Hearing On Alleged Perjury.

• Florida Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement.

• Athens, Alabama City Schools To Dismiss Superintendent Under FBI Probe.

• New York Court Upholds Dismissal Of State Mortgage Fraud Charges Against Manafort.

• Goldman To Pay Nearly $3B, Take Millions From Executives To Settle 1MDB Probe.

• FTC Nearing Decision On A Facebook Antitrust Case.

• California Court Refuses To Hear Bayer's Appeal Of Roundup Verdict.

CYBER DIVISION

• EU, UK To Enforce Sanctions On GRU Officers Over 2015 Cyberattack On Germany.

• Security Researcher Says He Accessed Trump's Twitter Account.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

• DO) Effort Would Link Federal Police Grants To Use-Of-Force Standards.

• FBI Agents Visit South Dakota Winter Housing Camp.

• Walmart Sues Federal Government Over Opioid Crisis.

• WPost: Judgment Against Purdue Pharma Is "Modest."

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• US Congressman Seeks To Designate CCP As Criminal Organization.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• Sources: Trump Weighing Firing Of Wray After Election.

• Professional Gambler Sues Bharara, DOJ Claiming Misconduct In Insider Trading Case.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Barrett Nomination As Democrats Boycott Vote.

• Biden Says He Would Create Commission To Consider Court Reforms.

• Pelosi Says Negotiators Are "Just About There" On Stimulus Deal.

• FDA Officially Approves Remdesivir As Cases Spike.

• Azar Dismisses Report Of Tensions With Hahn.

• Azar: New CDC Guidelines On Close Contact A "Call To Action."

• FDA Advisory Committee Debates Safety, Efficacy Standards For Vaccine.

• Palantir System To Help Track Manufacture, Distribution Of COVID Vaccines.

• Consensus Emerges COVID Rarely Transmitted By Contact With Contaminated Surfaces.

• Chicago Imposes Curfew As Cases Spike.

• Iowa's Economy Suffering Despite No Lockdown.

• Three Cases Reported At Los Angeles Megachurch That Defied Public Health Orders.

• Southwest Will No Longer Block Middle Seat Starting In December.

• USA Today Criticizes Administration's Consideration Of Herd Immunity Strategy.

• Court Bars Census Bureau From Giving Administration Data On Migrants.

• Trump Says He Is Looking Forward To Supreme Court Overturning ACA.

• Cotton, Loeffler Ask DO) To Investigate Racial Segregation On College Campuses.

• Sources: Kushner Floating Launch Of Trump-Branded Media Outlet.

• Trump Issues Order Removing Protections For Federal Workers.

• USPS IG: Mail Service Deteriorated Under DeJoy.

• Colorado Wildfire Grows By More Than 100,000 Acres, Forcing Evacuation.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Europe Imposes More Restrictions As Hospitals Prepare For Second Wave.

• Report: Bombing Kills Syrian Cleric Key To Deals With Rebels.

• US Provided Air Cover For Taliban As It Battled ISIS.

• Afghan Airstrike Targeting Taliban Kills 12 Children.

• Radical Cleric Seeks To Reimpose Islamic Law In Afghanistan.

• Twenty NATO Members Not Forecast To Meet 2% Of GDP Defense Spending Target By 2024.

• Putin Hints At Russia-China Military Alliance.

• Hopes For Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal Fade Despite Upcoming Pompeo Meeting.

• Sudanese Government Prepared To Normalize Relations With Israel As Part Of US Deal.

• Hariri Named Lebanon's Prime Minister For Fourth Time.

• Nigeria's Buhari Does Not Mention Shooting Of Protesters In Speech On Unrest.

• Guinean President Easily Wins Third Term.

• Polish Court Bans One Of Country's Only Forms Of Legal Abortion.

• WPost Analysis: Bolivia Returns To Morales After Year Of Turmoil.

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• Vatican Dismisses US Concerns, Extends Agreement With China On Bishops.

THE BIG PICTURE

• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

• Today's Events In Washington.