FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Wednesday, November 25, 2020

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FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020 6:30 AM EST

Holiday Message
In observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, we will not publish on Thursday, November 26, 2020 and Friday. November 27, 2020. Service will resume on Monday. November 30, 2020. We wish our readers a safe and happy holiday.

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• Trump Argues GSA Does Not Decide Who Will Be President Even As The White House Begins Transition Process.
PROTESTS
• Biden Addresses How He Would Respond To Civil Unrest.
• Seattle City Council Cuts Police Department Budget Almost 17%.
• New Jersey Governor Signs Bills Requiring Police To Wear Body Cameras.
• DC Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Making Firebomb During Floyd Protest.
• San Francisco DA Charges Officer With Homicide Over On-Duty Shooting.
COUNTER-TERRORISM
• Libyan Militant Convicted For Benghazi Attack Seeking New Trial.
• WTimes Analysis: Guantanamo To Become Problem Of Next Administration.
• Scotland's Highest Court Hearing Posthumous Appeal Of Lockerbie Bombing Conviction.
• London Woman Who Joined ISIS Seeks To Return To UK.
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• White House Grants Biden Access To Intelligence Briefing Following GSA Ascertainment.
• Democrats Press Facebook, Twitter About Misinformation Ahead Of Georgia Runoff.
• Election Officials, Experts Warn Of Consequences Of Claims Of Widespread Voter Fraud.
• Sources Say Trump Plans To Pardon Flynn.
• DNI Ratcliffe Urged SEC To Make US Cryptocurrency More Competitive Against China.
• CIA Incubator Aims To Bring Tech To Public.
• Wyden Says Picking Morell For CIA Chief Would Inflame Progressive Base.
• With Staff Returning To Office Amid Pandemic, Tensions At NSA High.
• Netanyahu Tells Convicted US Spy Israel Is "Waiting" For Him.
• Australia's Spy Agency Watchdog Says COVID-19 App Data Was Collected.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• Suspect In Whitmer Kidnap Plot Denied Release.
• FBI Arrests Man Suspected In Minnesota Killing.
• Oklahoma Man Sentenced In Murder-For-Hire Plot.
• Ohio Man Sentenced In Family Plot To Kill, Rob Drug Dealers.
• Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison In Sex Trafficking Case.
• Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty To Pointing Laser At Police Airplane.
• New York Man Sentenced To Two Years Probation For Threats Against Congressman.
• Continuing Coverage: North Carolina Man Sentenced To More Than Two Years For Violating FHA.
• FBI Renews Call For Help In Double Murder Investigation In Ohio.
• Alleged Member Of Pill Mill Operation Pleads Not Guilty.
• Attorney: Witness Saw Ending Of Altercation Involving DEA Agents, Man Who Died.
• Ohio Man Charged With Felony Trafficking, Weapon Possession.
• DC Woman Pleads Guilty To Disclosing Identity Of Grand Jury Witness.
• Nebraska Man Sentenced To 47 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking.
• Kansas Man Charged With Hate Crime For Alleged Racially Motivated Threat.
• FBI, Indiana Police Arrest Two In Serial Bank Robbery Investigation.
• Disappearance Of New Jersey Woman In 1996 Remains Unsolved.
• Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Sex Trafficking Of Minor.
• Florida Man Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Entice A Minor For Sex.
EMPLOYMENT
• FBI Seeks To Hire New Victim Specialists.
FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• Former Cincinnati Council Member Is Sentenced For Corruption.
• Agencies Investigating Lender Misconduct In PPP.
• DO): Two Texas Men Tried To Sell $317M In Nonexistent N95 Masks To Foreign Government.
• Cincinnati Councilman Is A No-Show For Pre-Trial Hearing On Removal.
• Former SCANA CEO Reaches Guilty Plea On Fraud Charges.
• Owner Of Kentucky Rehab Facility Charged With Medicare Fraud.
• Federal Judge Allows California Rapper Facing Fraud Charges To Access Studio, Use Social Media.
• Maryland Brothers Charged In Romance Scam.
• Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty To Three Federal Felonies Over Marketing And Distribution Of OxyContin.
CYBER DIVISION
• Iowa Police Probing Second Simpson College Zoom Bomb.
• Canadian Police Officer Says Supervisor Suggested Arresting Huawei CFO On Plane.
• FCC Affirms Decision To Designate ZTE As National Security Threat.
• Biden's Top Cabinet Picks Expected To Bring Cybersecurity Experience To Administration.
• CISA Warns Of Spike In Cyber Scams During Holiday Season.
• Survey: Cybersecurity Tops List Of Expected Budget Increases For Banks.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
• Oregon Officials Must Set Up Recovery-Focused System After Drug Possession Decriminalized.
• Pro-Gun Rally In Virginia Shut Out After Gun Control Advocates Get Permits First.
• Maryland Public Defender Says Court Hearings Becoming "Superspreader" Events.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Alleged Cartel Leader Arrested In Connection With Shooting Attack That Left Nine Dead.
• UK High Court Rules American In Fatal Car Crash Had Diplomatic Immunity.
OTHER FBI NEWS
• FBI Warns Of Fake Versions Of Bureau's Website.
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• Biden Says Fauci Has Been "Very Helpful" During Discussions With His Transition Team.
• Federal Government Expects To Ship 6.4M Doses Of Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine To States Around Mid-December.
• White House Coronavirus Task Force Calls For "Significant Behavior Change" As Cases Surge.
• Health Officials Implore Americans To Stay Home For Thanksgiving.
• Growing Number Of Republican Senators Testing Positive For COVID.
• Trump Celebrates Another Market Record With Dow Closing Above 30,000.
• Biden Presents National Security Team In Delaware Appearance.
• GAO Reports US Has Paid Up To $870K Per Acre On Land For Border Wall.
• In Texts, US Census Manager Told Counters To Provide Fake Answers For Residents.
• US Agrees To Pause Deportation Of Women Alleging Abuse By Gynecologist.
• Women Detained For Speaking Spanish Settle CBP Lawsuit.
• More Wealthy Americans Seeking A Second Passport.
• House, Senate Appropriators Seal Deal On Funding Levels, Avoiding December Shutdown.
• Fox News, Parents Of DNC Staffer Settle Lawsuit.
• Progressive Democrats Said To Be Critical Of Durbin As Senate Judiciary Ranking Member.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• US, EU Stockpile Coronavirus Vaccines While Russia, China Move To Share State-Backed Vaccines.
• England To Use Tests To Reduce Quarantine Time Ahead Of Holiday Travel.
• Macron Lays Out Gradual Easing Of Lockdown Measures.
• Merkel Proposes Stricter Virus Measures.
• Asian Countries See COVID Numbers Rising Amid "Pandemic Fatigue."
• Hong Kong's Lam Facing Pandemic, Political Tests In First Policy Address.
• Columbian First Lady Tests Positive For Coronavirus.
• US Airlines Adding Flights To Mexican, Caribbean Resort Locations.
• Bloomberg Analysis: Algerian President's Absence Puts Residents In Limbo Again.
• WPost: Poor Nations Need Debt Relief From China To Help Battle COVID-Related Financial Strains.
• Multiple New Findings Suggest The 614G Mutation In SARS-CoV-2 Made The Virus More Transmissible Between People.
• Pompeo: Administration's Iran Policy Saved American Lives.
• Khamenei Says Past Talks With US Were A Failure.
• Violence In Daraa Undercuts Assad's Claim Of Control.
• US, EU, Others Pledge Billions For Afghanistan.
• Pakistan, India Give UN Dossiers On Each Other.
• Pompeo Expects More Normalization Announcements Before End Of Administration.
• Tice's Mother, Former Ambassador Credit Trump For Efforts To Bring Home US Hostages, Other Foreign Policy Efforts.
• Biden Will Feel Pressure To Strengthen Ties With Taiwan.