[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Monday, January 25, 2021

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FBI News Briefing

TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021 6:30 AM EST

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

• CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS
  • Additional Arrests, Charges In Capitol Violence.
  • Alleged Capitol Rioter Who Threatened To "Assassinate" Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Charged.
  • Federal Law Enforcement Officials "Privately Debating" Whether To Charge Some Involved In Capitol Riots.
  • Videos Provide Insights Into Capitol Violence, Shooting.
  • Military, Police Investigate Members Facing Charges For Capitol Riot.
  • Prosecutors Describe Weapons Used Against Police During Capitol Riot.
  • National Guard Troops Will Remain At Capitol Through Trump Impeachment Trial, Sources Say.
  • Lawmakers Pursue "Independent 9/11-Style Commission" To Investigate Capitol Attack.
  • Rep. Biggs: Left's, Media's Lies About Capitol Riot Assaulting His Reputation.
  • NYTimes Analysis: Far Right In Other Countries Emboldened By Capitol Riot.
  • WPost: Officials Should Not Use Insurrection To "Justify Further, Permanent Fortifications" In DC.
• PROTESTS
  • Two Men Plead Guilty To Charges In Fire At Minneapolis Police Precinct During George Floyd Protests.
• COUNTER-TERRORISM
  • White House Orders ODNI, FBI, DHS To Conduct Assessment Of Domestic Extremism.
  • FBI Investigating IED Bombing Of Anti-LGBTQ Church In California.
  • Fauci Admits Receipt Of Mysterious Powder.
  • Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Defendant To Plead Guilty.
  • Minnesota Man Charged With Threatening "To Cause Pain" To Member Of Congress.
• COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
  • DOJ Mulling Amnesty Program For US Academics To Divulge Foreign Funding.
  • Ex-CIA Engineer Tells Judge He's Incarcerated Like An "Animal."
  • Sen. Grassley Asks DOJ For Answers On Closing Flynn Investigation.
  • Declassified Notes: Christopher Steel Told FBI He Thought Fiona Hill Knew Dossier Source.
• CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
  • FBI: Multiagency Investigation Found 33 Missing Children In Southern California.
  • FBI Investigating Mass Shooting In Indiana.
  • Judge Bars Rittenhouse From Associating With Known White Supremacists Under New Bail Conditions.
  • Grand Jurors From Breonna Taylor Investigation Call For Impeachment Of Kentucky AG.
  • More States Passing Anti-Coercive Control Legislation in Domestic Abuse.
  • Federal Defenders Argue Charge Was Adopted In 1968 To Quash Civil Rights Advocacy.
  • FBI Agent: Judge's Son, Husband Drove Off Gunman.
  • Despite Losing Illinois State House Speaker's Gabel, Madigan Remains Center Of Federal Corruption Probe.
  • Puerto Rico Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Violence Against Women.
  • New Suspect Charged In Connection To Murder Of Retired Illinois Firefighter.
  • Texas Man Arrested Over Child Pornography Possession.
  • Continuing Coverage: FBI Investigating Natural Gas Sabotage In Colorado.
  • Former Mississippi Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Obstruction.
  • Minnesota Man Indicted For Threatening Lawmaker.
  • Federal Prosecutors Considering Death Penalty Against Rhode Island Man.
  • Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish's Investigation Profiled.
  • Continuing Coverage: Hawai'ians Indicted For Federal Hate Crime.
  • Former California City Councilman Pleads Guilty To Obstruction.
  • New York Police Rescue Two Abducted Children.
  • New Mexico Man Charged In Connection To Oil Tanker Hijacking.
  • Georgia Gang Leader Sentenced To Life In Prison.
  • Texas Dentist On Trial Over Child Pornography.
  • Michigan Man Sentenced Over Bank Robberies.
  • Opinion: FBI Should Investigate Claims Of Voter Fraud In 2020 Election.
  • Defendant Pleads Guilty To Selling Drugs, Taking Part In Shootings.
  • North Carolina Man Found Guilty Of Drug, Firearm Charges.
• FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
  • NYC Ticket Brokers To Pay $3.7M In Federal Scalping Settlements.
  • Philadelphia Man Charged With Personal Protective Equipment Scam.
• CYBER DIVISION
  • Online Forums Backing Trump, QAnon Fragmented Since Capitol Attack.
  • Democrat Senators Seek Answers On Impact Of SolarWinds Data Breach.
  • German CyberBunker Investigation Said To Lead To Shuttering Of Darkweb Marketplace.
  • For Years Former ADT Employee Used Home Video Feeds To Watch Customers Have Sex.
  • Overall Bitcoin-Related Crime Down In 2020, But Ransomeware Up.
• INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • FBI Used Ghislaine Maxwell's Phone To Locate Her.
  • Florida Man To Be Arraigned On Kidnapping Charges After Extradition From Spain.
• LAWFUL ACCESS
  • Facebook Exec: Fewer Child Abuse Cases Would Be Brought After Implementing End-to-end Encryption.
• OTHER FBI NEWS
  • Biden Praised For Not Replacing Christopher Wray As FBI Director.
  • Treasury To Prose Rules On Extending Anti-Money Laundering Requirements To Antiquities Market.
  • Chicago Sun-Times: Documents On Black Panthers Killing Shows Need For Police, Criminal Justice Reform.
  • California State Senator Introduces Bill To Update Forensic Science Standards.
  • NBC Contributor Condemns Efforts To Attack FBI In New Book.
  • New Jersey FBI Agent Profiled.
  • Cleveland Plain Dealer To Lawmaker: Now Is Not Time To Replace US Attorney DeVillers.
• OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
  • Biden To Reinstate And Broaden Travel Restrictions To Confront COVID Spread.
  • Fauci Reflects On "Difficulties, And The Toll," Of Working With Trump.
  • Birx Says Trump Was Being Provided With "Parallel Set Of Data And Graphics."
  • Hundreds Of ICUs Straining For Resources Due To High Number Of Patients With COVID.
  • Advocates Say Those With Disabilities Should Be Given Vaccination Priority.
  • Study: Essential Workers In California At Highest Risk Of Death From COVID.
  • California Officials Examine Death Of Person Hours After Vaccination.
  • Jackson Lee Urges Abbott To Permit Local Jurisdictions To Respond To COVID.
  • West Virginia Playing Leading Role In Vaccine Rollout.
  • New Orleans Turning To "Carnival Dance Culture" To Promote Vaccinations.
  • Chicago Teachers Refuse To Return To In-Person Learning.
  • Georgia School Board Members Refused To Wear Mask To Honor Teacher Who Died Of COVID.
  • Klain Praises Republican Cooperation On Cabinet Nominees, Urges Mayorkas Confirmation.
  • USAGM Announces New Leadership For RFE/RL, RFA, MBN.
  • Senators Express Concern About Biden Relief Plan's Stimulus Payments.
  • Biden To Repeal Trump's Transgender Military Ban, Sources Say.
  • Civil Rights Leaders Pledge To Maintain Pressure On Administration.
  • Schumer Pushes Back On McConnell's Effort To Preserve Filibuster.
  • GOP Senators Divided On Trump Trial As House Prepares To Deliver Article Of Impeachment.
• INTERNATIONAL NEWS
  • Dutch Police Clash With Protesters Demonstrating Against COVID Lockdowns.
  • UK Vaccinates Most Of Over-80 Population Amid Concerns About New Variant.
  • Mexican President Tests Positive For COVID.
  • Fewer Indians Getting Vaccinated Than Expected.
  • Israel Adds Additional COVID Restrictions.
  • Egypt Launches COVID Vaccination Program With Sinopharm's Shot.
  • Turkey Passes 25,000 Deaths From COVID.
  • Biden Officials Vow A Different Approach To Trade.
  • Other Countries Watching As Biden Prepares To Outline "Buy American" Plan.
  • China Surpasses US As Leading Destination For Direct Foreign Investment.
  • Chinese Fighter Jets Fly Near Taiwan.
  • Biden Speaks With Macron.
  • Kremlin Spokesman Says US Interfering In Russian Affairs.
  • Scottish Leader Promises Referendum On Independence From UK.
  • Estonia To Have Its First Female Prime Minister.
  • Portuguese President Easily Reelected.
  • Israel Opens Embassy In UAE.
  • Michaeli Chosen To Lead Israel's Labor Party.
  • Despite Pressure From Lebanon, Syrians Say It Is Unsafe To Leave.
  • Filipinas Say They Were Trafficked To Syria.
• THE BIG PICTURE
  • Headlines From Today's Front Pages.
• WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE
  • Today's Events In Washington.

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