[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Monday, October 26, 2020

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FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2020 6:30 AM EDT
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• Police Departments Preparing For Potential Election Day Unrest.
PROTESTS
• Trump Supporters And Opponents Clash In New York's Times Square.
• Most Black Lives Matter Demonstrations Have Been Peaceful.
• Seattle Office Of Police Accountability: Seattle Officers Utilized Excessive Force Against Protestors.
• Illinois Officer Fired After Shooting And Killing Black Man.
• WPost Al Discusses Mother's Struggle To Get Help For Black, Mentally III Son Amid Pandemic, Racial
Unrest.
• Black Journalists Who Worked With Vogue Editor In Chief Wintour Feel She Created Environment That
Sidelined Black Women.
• DO): Boogaloo Bois Member Fired On Minneapolis Police Precinct.
• FBI Arrests White Supremacist Who Allegedly Targeted BLM Founder.
• WPost Al: Experts Increasingly Cite Systemic Racism As Cause Of Some Racial Disparities In US.
• Alabama Voters Have Chance To Eliminate Racist Language From State Constitution.
OPERATION LEGEND
• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina To Receive Federal Grant To Fight Gun Crime.
COUNTER-TERRORISM
• Michigan Judge Slashes Bond For Man Linked To Whitmer Kidnap Plot.
• CSIS: White Supremacists Responsible For Majority Of US Terrorist Attacks This Year.
• Man Receives 20-Year Prison Sentence For Purchasing Firearms Used In 2015 Terror Attack In
California.
• Ninth Circuit Dismisses Key Terrorism Charge For California Man.
• UK Special Forces Storm Vessel In Suspected Hijacking.
• Afghanistan Claims Top Al-Qaida Propagandist Wanted By FBI Was Killed.
• Guantanamo Bay Not Closing Despite Lack Of Population Growth Under Trump.
• Bloomberg Analysis: French Interior Minister Now "Public Face Of A Crackdown Whipping Up
Sentiment Against The Broader Muslim Community."

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• Spokesman Says Houthis Targeted Airports, Base In Saudi Arabia.

• At Least Six Children Die In Cameroon During Attack On School.

• Trump Marks 37th Anniversary Of Terrorist Attack In Beirut.

• US Embassy In Turkey Warns Of Potential Terrorist Attacks.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE

• Sen. Johnson: FBI Interviewed Hunter Biden's Former Partner.

• Russian Bankers Ask Judge To Depose Steele Dossier Source Danchenko.

• Judge Orders DOJ To Verify Filings In Flynn Case.

• CISA Contradicting Trump's Attempts To Question Election.

• Cuccinelli Addresses Foreign Interference In US Election.

• Ransomware Attack On Georgia County Government Disables Voter Signature Database.

• O'Brien Says Hackers Can't Change Votes.

• Voters Urged To Be Careful When Opening Election-Related Mail.

• Editorial: Americans Must Brave Outside Attacks On Elections And Vote.

• FBI Alerted After Online Video Implies Maryland Election Judge Improperly Marked Ballot.

• Cybersecurity Experts Concerned Over Threat Of Disinformation From Within US.

• Continuing Coverage: DOD, ODNI Release Intel Budget Requests For FY21.

• Kremlin Laments US Election Campaigns' Focus On Dislike For Russia.

• US Imposes Sanctions On Russian Government Research Center Involved In 2017 Cyberattack.

• Report: Russian Scientists Were In Contact With Military Science Institute Developing Novichok Nerve Agent.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• Maxwell's Attorneys: US Prosecutors Not Honoring Promise To Supply Evidence.

• Teenager Sentenced To Time In Juvenile Facility, Probation For Plotting Attack On Black Church.

• California Prosecutors To Again Seek Death Penalty For Peterson.

• NXIVM Leader Speaks Ahead Of Sentencing.

• Teen Plotted To Assassinate Joe Biden, Federal Authorities Say.

• Former Ohio City Councilman Arrested On Human Trafficking Charges.

• FBI Investigating Border Patrol Officer-Involved Shooting.

• Illinois Police Department Fires Officer Who Killed Black Teen As FBI Joins Shooting Investigation.

• FBI Investigating "Ambush Style" Killing On Crow Reservation In Montana.

• FBI Set To Release New Information On 1981 New York Cold Case.

• Nearly $100K In Narcotics Seized In Florida Operation.

• FBI Releases Photo Of Florida Bank Robbery Suspect.

• Six California Gang Members Indicted On Federal Charges.

• California Man Faces Federal Child Pornography Charges.

• Texas Woman Gets 17 Years In Federal Prison For Bank Robberies.

• Alleged California Gang Members To Stand Trial On Multiple Attempted Homicide Charges.

• Man In Custody After Allegedly Abducting Daughters, Two Boys Found Dead.

• Former Ohio Priest Charged With Sex Trafficking Of A Minor.

• Texas Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• Judge Orders Securities Fraud Case Against Texas Attorney General To Move To Paxton's Home County.

• Attorneys For LA Lawmaker To Challenge Federal Court's Grand Juror Selection Methods.

• US Charges Costa Rican Man In $1M Lottery Tax Scam.

CYBER DIVISION

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• US Sanctions Russian Government Research Institution For Cyberattacks Against Key Infrastructure Of Allies.

• Louisiana National Guard Called In To Prevent Cyberattacks Weeks Prior To Election.

• Bipartisan Bill Would Help National Guard Support States' Cybersecurity Modernization.

• French Court Asks Microsoft To Guarantee Safeguards Against Sharing Health Data With US.

• Kushner's "Close Friend" Charged With Cyberstalking.

LABORATORY

• Police Say Body Found In Missouri Creek Was Missing Social Worker.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

• When Jury Trials In DC Superior Court Will Resume Still Uncertain.

• Proponents Of Now-Passed Virginia Sentencing Measure Feel Bill Will Have Transformational Impact.

• Springfield, Massachusetts Police Working To Repair Relationship With FBI.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• After Arrest Of Former Defense Minister On Drug Charges, Mexico's President Shifts Some Blame To US Officials.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• Trump Plans To Fire Wray, Haspel, Esper If He Is Reelected.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• Senate Votes 51-48 On Cloture, Setting Barrett Up For Monday Confirmation.

• Pence To Continue Campaigning Even After Top Staffers Test Positive.

• Fauci Says Effectiveness Of Vaccines Will Be Evident By Early December.

• Trump, Administration Officials Defend Response To Coronavirus.

• Whitmer: Trump's Plans For Rally In Lansing Is "Recipe For Disaster."

• Administration Cancels Plan To Offer Santa Impersonators Early Access To Vaccine.

• US Records "Biggest Two-Day Surge" In Coronavirus Cases.

• Native Americans "Disproportionately" Impacted By COVID Ahead Of Election Day.

• False Positives Having "Serious Consequences" In Some Communities.

• Protesters Burn Masks In Pushback Against Restrictions.

• Green Bay "Noticeably Subdued" Despite Football's Return.

• Fox's Baier, MacCallum, Perino Advised To Quarantine.

• Biden Tweet From 2019 Warning Of Pandemic Trends On Anniversary Of Post.

• Pelosi "Optimistic" About Coronavirus Relief Bill Before Election.

• DO) Lawsuit Against Google Targets Agreement With Apple.

• Senators Request IG Investigation Of CBP's Warrantless Utilization Of Cellphone Location Data.

• USA Today Analysis: Under Administration, Refugees Must Wait Longer To Receive Visas.

• Undocumented Farmworker Died After Experiencing Brutal Treatment During Arrest.

• Tropical Storm Zeta Strengthens In Caribbean.

• Kushner, Ivanka Trump Threaten To Sue Over Lincoln Project Billboards.

• State Department Confirms It Has Suspended Diversity Programs.

• Pelosi Says She Plans To Seek Another Term As Speaker.

• High Winds Increase California Wildfire Risk.

• State Department Suspends Diversity Training Following Trump Executive Order.

• WPost Analysis: Trump Has "Presided Over A Norm-Shattering Expansion Of Private Interests In Government."

• WPost Al: Trump Has Made Sustained "Assault" On Civil Service.

• NYTimes Al: Trump's Financial Records "Cast Doubt" On Philanthropic Claims.

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• WPost Analysis: Trump Has To Pay Off $400M In Loans By 2024.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• European Countries Impose New Restrictions Amid Second Wave Of COVID Cases.

• Colombia Passes 1M Confirmed Coronavirus Cases.

• Malaysia's King Rejects PM's Proposal To Declare COVID State Of Emergency.

• Iraqis Protest A Year After Demonstrations That Toppled Government.

• As Peace Talks Continue, Taliban Fighters Stage Attacks Across Afghanistan.

• Trump Announces Sudan Will Recognize Israel.

• Meadows Predicts More Middle East Peace Deals.

• Pompeo, Esper To Reinforce Trump's Anti-China Message In India.

• WPost Analysis: Putin has Benefitted From Trump's Time In Office.

• Thousands Of Belarusians Protest, Demanding Lukashenko's Resignation.

• Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree To Cease-Fire.

• Polish Protesters Disrupt Church Services After Tightening Of Abortion Law.

• France Withdraws Its Ambassador To Turkey.

• Chileans Vote To Draft A New Constitution.

• Venezuelan Opposition Leader Arrives In Madrid.

• Fiftieth Country Ratifies Treaty On The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

• WPost Urges Openness About Invisible Attacks On US Diplomats, Intel Officers.

THE BIG PICTURE

• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

• Today's Events In Washington.

White House:

• President Trump — Delivers victory remarks to American workers in Allentown, Pennsylvania; delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania; delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again Victory Rally in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania.

• Vice President Pence — Delivers remarks at a Make America Great Again! Event in Hibbing, Minnesota.

US Senate:

• No scheduled events.

US House:

• House of Representatives on recess from 2 Oct - 16 Nov

Cabinet Officers:

• Secretary of State Pompeo continues India / Sri Lanka / Maldives / Indonesia trip - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continues trip to India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia, with agenda, respectively, including joining Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and their Indian counterparts in leading the third annual U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi; visiting Colombo; visiting Male; and visiting Jakarta to deliver public remarks and meet his Indonesian counterparts

Visitors:

• No visitors scheduled.

This Town:

• Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit held virtually - Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit - 'Road to Recovery'. Speakers include NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr Anthony Fauci, Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair Bill Gates; 9:00 AM

• Federal Reserve Board of Governors closed meeting - Federal Reserve Board of Governors closed meeting to review and determine the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Federal Reserve Banks

Location: Federal Reserve Board, 20th Street & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC;

11:30 AM

• Central European foreign ministers speak on Atlantic Council online event - 'The U.S. and Central Europe: Shaping the post-COVID-19 transatlantic agenda' Atlantic Council virtual event as part of the Central Europe Week virtual series, with Slovak Republic Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korcok, Czech Republic Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomas Petricek, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau, and Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade State Secretary for Information and the International Representation of Hungary Tamas Menczer; 11:45 AM

• CDC Center for Preparedness and Response Board of Scientific Counselors meeting; 12:30 PM

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