[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Friday, May 21, 2021

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

L;1B1News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 6:30 AM EDT
TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• Psaki Calls GOP Opposition To Capitol Riot Commission "Incredibly Disappointing."
• Biden Signs Anti-Asian-American Hate Crimes Bill Into Law.
• Biden Sees "Genuine Opportunity" For Peace As Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Takes Effect.
CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS
• Affidavit Contradicts FBI Testimony That Capitol Rioters Had No Guns.
• Three More Associates Of Right-Wing Groups Arrested In Connection To Capitol Riot. • House Passes Capitol Security Bill By One Vote.
COUNTER-TERRORISM
• DHS To Track Domestic Extremists On Social Media.
COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• Prosecutors Say 18 Electronic Devices Seized From Giuliani And Firm.
• Asked About COVID Lab Leak Theory, Psaki Maintains Call For Independent Investigation.
• Congress To Hold Joint Hearings On Key Air Force, Pentagon Leaders Next Week.
• Senate May Increase DARPA Budget By Billions. • Military Times Interviews SOCOM Commander On "The Future Of SOF." • Canadian Infectious Disease Specialists Collaborated With China.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• FBI Probing Colorado Asian-American Teen's 2017 Death As Possible Hate Crime. • Rochester Mayor's Husband Pleads Not Guilty To Drug And Weapons Charges. • Nooses Discovered At Construction Site Of Amazon Facility In Connecticut. • FBI Digs Up Human Remains In Florida. • FBI Still Probing Drone Flight Near CBP Helicopter In Arizona. • FBI Brought In To Search For Missing Nebraska Boy. • WPost: Brown's Death Must Be Fully Investigated. • Arkansas Teacher's Assistant Arrested On Child Pornography Charges. • Texas Businessman Indicted For Child Sex Crimes. • Former School Nurse Faces Child Porn Charges In Tennessee. • FBI Raids Home In San Diego.

EFTA00149721

• FBI Assistance In Search For Missing Nebraska Boy Noted.

• Alabama Man Gets 6.5 Years For Child Porn.

• Man Charged With Murder In 40-Year-Old Texas Cold Case.

• Minnesota Man Faces Murder Charge 11 Years After Wife's Death.

• Four Face Illegal Gambling Charges After FBI Raid In Kentucky.

• FBI Arrests New Hampshire Man In String Of Gas Station Robberies.

• Secret Informants Played Significant Role In Cincinnati Corruption Probe.

• Allegedly Unruly Plane Passenger Charged With Cocaine Possession.

• Honolulu Police Department Seizing Drugs During Illegal Gambling Crackdown.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• Politico Analysis: New York AG Is "All In" On Manhattan Criminal Probe Of Trump Organization.

• New Jersey Congressman Made Money On Stock Sales Amid Pandemic.

CYBER DIVISION

• Colonial Pipeline CEO To Appear Before House Homeland Security Committee.

• CNA Financial Paid $40M To Hackers In March.

• Regulators Looking At Cryptocurrency Oversight, Transaction Reporting.

• Biden Order On Software Security Gets Favorable Reception From Experts.

• Tulsa City Administration Did Not Engage Hacker.

• Researchers Uncover Leak 100M Users From 23 Android Apps.

• Science Policy Nominee Passes Senate Commerce Committee Vote.

• Arizona Secretary of State Advises Replacement Of Voting Equipment.

• Indonesia Investigating Potential Leak Of Social Security Data.

LABORATORY

• Director Of DC Crime Lab Resigns After Audit Report.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

• Warren And Moulton Seeks Answers On Walsh's Role In Police Commissioner Controversy.

• US Park Police Officers In San Francisco To Wear Body Cameras.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• Lopez Obrador Comments On Investigation Involving Governor Of Mexican State.

LAWFUL ACCESS

• MI5 Head Criticizes Facebook's Encryption Plan.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• Politico: Trump Sought To Oust Wray Last Spring.

• Trump DOJ Secretly Obtained CNN Reporter's Phone, Email Records.

• Wray Taps Merrill As New Hawaii SAC.

• FBI Agent Says Chinese Communist Party Is Greatest Threat In US.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• New COVID Cases Fall Below 30K.

• Fauci, Pfizer, And Moderna CEOs: Booster Shots Will Be Needed Within A Year Of Being Vaccinated.

• Public Health Experts Express New Concern Over Vaccination Gaps Across US.

• Vaccine Data Highlight Growing Disparity In Access For Black Americans.

• WPost Analysis: Biden Failed To "Follow The Science" Through Latest CDC Update.

• Republicans Continue To Challenge Pelosi Over Mask Usage.

• Maryland Announces Vaccine Lottery.

•Seattle's Vaccination Campaigned Lauded.

EFTA00149722

• US Depending On "Honor System" For Summer Travelers.

• Republicans Have Not Moved From Initial Offer In Infrastructure Talks.

• Treasury Has Distributed $105.3B In COVID Aid To State And Local Governments.

• Lenders "Overwhelmed," Borrowers "Panicking" As PPP Winds Down.

• Restaurant Revitalization Fund Seeing High Demand.

• House Democrats Propose Changes To Biden's Inheritance Tax Proposal.

• Administration Proposes Lower-Than-Expected 15% Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate.

• Politico Analysis: Biden Has Moved Leftward On Taxes And Spending.

• Biden Order Directs Agencies To Mitigate Financial Risk Of Climate Change.

• Treasury Details Plan To Raise $700B Through New Tax Compliance Measures.

• Senate Panel Approves OSTP Nominee Lander.

• ICE Will No Longer Detain Immigrants In Two Jails Facing Federal Probes.

•Administration Releases Wildfire Strategy.

• Four House Democrats Urge Leaders To Push Through Voting Rights Bills.

• WPost Analysis: Roberts No Longer A Swing Vote After Barrett's Confirmation To SCOTUS.

• Chris Cuomo Was Involved In Strategy Calls About Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Brother.

• WPost: Postal Reform Measure Is Good, But Insufficient.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• WTO Head: Developing World Should Be Producing Vaccines.

• NYTimes Analysis: Global Vaccination Effort Suffers Repeated Setbacks.

• China Says It Is Providing Vaccines To Almost 40 African Nations.

• WHO: New Cases In Europe Down 60% In A Month.

• EU Announces Updated Rules Ahead Of Summer Travel Season.

• Brazilian Company Completes First Locally Produced Batch Of Sputnik V.

• Lancet Study Finds Africans Are More Likely To Die From COVID.

• European Parliament Declines To Ratify Pact With China Over Human Rights Abuses.

• Russian Ambassador To UK Says G7 Pushing Russia And China Together.

• South Korea's Moon To Discuss Climate With Biden Friday.

• NYTimes Analysis: North Korean Nuclear Program Here To Stay.

• Kremlin: Lavrov-Blinken Meeting A "Positive Signal" Ahead Of Potential Biden-Putin Summit.

• Merkel Welcomes Biden's Nord Stream Sanctions Waiver.

• Blinken Says US Not Seeking To Purchase Greenland.

• Rouhani: Biden Has Agreed To Lift Sanctions On Iran Imposed By Trump.

• US Imposes Sanctions On Yemeni Houthi Military Leaders.

• Russia And Iran Competing For Syrian Oil, Mining, And Construction Projects.

• African Union Urges Joint Civilian-Military Provisional Government In Chad.

• NYTimes Reporter Deported By Ethiopia.

• Nigerian Boko Haram Leader "Badly Wounded."

• African Union Calls For Power Sharing In Chad.

• Ethiopia Expels Irish NYTimes Reporter.

• Spain, Morocco At Odds Over Border Controls, Separatist Leader.

THE BIG PICTURE

Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

Wall Street Journal: Israel, Hamas Cease-Fire Begins After 11 Days Of Conflict Kansas City Southern Expected To Terminate Canadian Pacific Deal Tesla Drivers Test Autopilot's Limits, Attracting Audiences - And Safety Concerns

U.S. Jobless Claims Extend Decline To New Pandemic Low Retailers Couldn't Stock Hand Sanitizer Fast Enough. Now They Can't Give It Away. Real-Estate Frenzy Overwhelms Small-Town America: 'I Came Home Crying'

New York Times:

Israel And Hamas Accept A Gaza Cease-Fire

Biden To Face Uneasy Truth About Koreas

Lives Are Upended By Unexpected Covid Bills

Justices Assure Abortion Fight At Ballot Box

A Push In Texas To Polish Stains Of Race History

Prices, Demand And Hiring Soar: Steel Is Back

Washington Post:

As GOP-Run States Slash Jobless Aid, There's Little The White House Can Do Cease-Fire Begins Between Israel, Hamas Capitol Security Bill Squeaks By In House After Backing Assad, Iran And Russia Compete For The Spoils Of War In Syria After Biden Talk, Tlaib's Viewpoint Gains Relevance

Financial Times:

Biden's Bond With Netanyahu In Spotlight As Gaza Tensions Flare Biden Targets Crypto Transfers In Tax Crackdown Plan

Zhang Miming To Step Down As ByteDance Chief WeWork Loses $2.1BN And Sheds Members As Lockdowns Bite

Story Lineup From Last Night's Network News:

ABC: Israel/Gaza; Biden-Netanyahu; COVID Update; Biden-Anti Asian Hate Crimes Bill; Louisiana-Criminal Investigation Into Unarmed Black Man's Death; Princess Diana Interview; Severe Weather; 'Tiger King' Animals Seized.

CBS: Israel/Gaza; Biden-Netanyahu; Biden-Anti Asian Hate Crimes Bill; COVID Update; Louisiana-Criminal Investigation Into Unarmed Black Man's Death; Princess Diana Interview; Florida-Attempted Kidnapping; Skipped Medical Appointments; 'Tiger King' Animals Seized; Severe Weather; Missing Hiker Rescued.

NBC: Israel/Gaza; Biden-Netanyahu; COVID Update; Seattle-Vaccinations; Biden-Anti Asian Hate Crimes Bill; Florida-Attempted Kidnapping; Air Travel Resumes; COVID-Airline Precautions; Restaurant Revitalization Fund; Seattle Doctor.

Network TV At A Glance:

Israel/Gaza - 10 minutes, 50 seconds COVID Update - 6 minutes, 20 seconds Biden-Anti Asian Hate Crimes Bill - 3 minutes, 40 seconds Biden-Netanyahu - 2 minutes, 55 seconds

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

Today's Events In Washington.

White House:

• President Biden — Welcomes H.E. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, to the White House; awards the Medal of Honor to Army Colonel Ralph Puckett; H.E. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, the Vice President, the First Lady, and the Second Gentleman also attend; participates in a bilateral meeting with H.E. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea; participates in a press conference with H.E. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea

• Vice President Harris — Hosts H.E. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, for a bilateral meeting; attends the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Army Colonel Ralph Puckett by the President.

US Senate:

• No public schedule released.

US House:

• House meets for legislative business - House of Representatives meets for legislative business, with agenda for the week including 'H.R. 1629 - Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act', 'H.R. 3233 - National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act', and 'H.R. 3237 - Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, 2021' Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC; 9:00 AM

Cabinet Officers:

• Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona participates in Cabinet Affairs Meeting; 1:00 PM

• Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the State Department Location: State Department, Washington, DC

Visitors:

• President Biden welcomes South Korean counterpart to the White House - President Joe Biden welcomes South Korean President Moon Jae-in to the White House, with agenda including expanded bilateral meeting, followed by press conference. During the visit, President Biden also awards the Medal of Honor to Col. (Ret.) Ralph Puckett Jr., for conspicuous gallantry during the Korean War, with President Moon attending

Location: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC

General Events:

• Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyal discusses next Ukraine Reform Conference on GMF event - 'The Road to Vilnius: Priorities Toward the Next Ukraine Reform Conference 2021' German Marshall Fund of the U.S. online discussion, with introductory remarks from Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyal. Other speakers include Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna, European Commission SGUA Acting Head Katarina Mathernova, and European Anti-Corruption Initiative to Ukraine Head of Programmes Eka Tkeshelashvili Location: Virtual Event; 9:00 AM

• AEI discussion on 'The EU's road to recovery' with Portuguese Govt officials — 'The EU's road to recovery' American Enterprise Institute virtual event, discussing the Portuguese European Union presidency, inclusive growth after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the digital economy. Featured speakers include Portugal Ambassador to the U.S. Amb. Domingos Fezas Vital, Portuguese Economy and the Digital Transition Minister Pedro Siza Vieira, and AEI Resident Scholar Stan Veuger

Location: Virtual Event,: 11:00 AM

• Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials; 11:00 AM

• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki; 12:00 PM

• Axios discussion on 'Investment in renewable energy' with Dem Sen. Chris Coons - 'Investment in renewable energy' Axios virtual discussion on the shift to wind and solar jobs, the recent spike in private equity investment and the impact on local communities, with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons, WeSolar founder and CEO Kristal Hansley, and Facebook Head of Renewable Energy Urvi Parekh

Location: Virtual Event,: 12:30 PM

Copyright 2021 by Bulletin Intelligence LLC Reproduction or redistribution without permission prohibited. Content is drawn from thousands of newspapers, national magazines, national and local television programs, radio broadcasts, social-media platforms and additional forms of open-source data. Sources for Bulletin Intelligence audience-size estimates include Scarborough, GfK MRI, comScore, Nielsen, and the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Data from and access to third party social media platforms, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others, is subject to the respective platform's terms of use. Services that include Factiva content are governed by Factiva's terms of use. Services including embedded Tweets are also subject to Twitter for Website's information and privacy policies. The FBI News Briefing is published five days a week by Bulletin Intelligence, which creates custom briefings for government and corporate leaders. We can be found on the Web at Bulletinlntelligence.com, or called at (703) 483-6100.

EFTA00149756