FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Wednesday, July 08, 2020

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FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS

LEADING THE NEWS

• Director Wray Warns Of Chinese Hacking, Espionage Threats Against American Companies.

PROTESTS

• US Charges Seven Protesters In Portland, Oregon.
• Black Americans Report Hate Crimes, Violence In Wake Of Floyd Protests.
• Crowley Says Trump's Mt. Rushmore Speech Was "Absolutely Necessary."
• Bernhardt Touts President's American Hero Task Force.
• Wolf: Administration Prepared To Help Governors Deal With Surge In Murders.
• Grassley: Senate Would "Probably" Override Trump Veto Of Defense Bill.
• Park Police Did Not Record Radio Transmissions During Lafayette Square Protest.
• Trump Urges Missouri Governor Not To Rename St. Louis.
• Columbus, Ohio Activists Seek To Rename City.
• Johnson: Intent On Columbus Day Was Mischaracterized.
• Minneapolis Neighborhood Seeking To Defund Police Sees Third Sexual Assault In Two Weeks.
• Pressley, Tlaib Unveil Bill To Defund Police, Provide Reparations.
• Omar: "Whole System" Of US Economy Must Be Gutted Due To "Oppression."
• People Of Color Vow Not To Make Purchases On "Blackout Day."
• Kenyans Protesting Police Brutality Met With Tear Gars.

COUNTER-TERRORISM

• FBI Informant Testifies To How He Helped Infiltrate "Boogaloo" Group.
• Continuing Coverage: US Soldier Pleads Not Guilty To Planning Attack On His Unit.
• Judge Awards $879M From Iran To Khobar Towers Bombing Victims, Families.
• UN Human Rights Investigator Says US Killing Of Qassem Soleimani Violated International Law.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE

• Pompeo Blasts Susan Rice Over Russia Bounty Criticism.
• DOJ Discovers More Material Related To Flynn Investigation.
• Wyden Writes Third Letter To State Department Seeking Ukraine Documents.
• Stone "Begged" Trump For "An Act Of Clemency."
• New Book Reveals How Mueller Was Briefed About Russia Interference In US Election.
• West Virginia Mother Pleads Guilty To Stealing US Defense Secrets.
• Snowden Faces Possible Sanctions in Suit Over Tell-All Book.
• Trump Administration Requests Energy Companies Report On Supply Chain Vulnerabilities.
• House Bill Would Call On DNI To Investigate How Beijing Might Exploit COVID-19 Pandemic.
• DDNI For Mission Integration Beth Sanner Keynote Speaker At INSA Symposium.
• Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse Assigned To Advise DNI On Military Affairs.
• NYTimes: Russia Bounties Should Not Be Linked To US Troop Withdrawal.
• Bolton: Canada Should Not Release Huawei's Meng.
• Uncrackable Code Is Puzzling The CIA.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS

• New York Regulators Fine Deutsche Bank For Epstein Ties.
• Deadly Police Shooting Of Phoenix Man Sparks Protests.
• FBI Probing Racist Incident In Indiana.
• Continuing Coverage: Georgia Man Sentenced For Child Pornography.
• New Mexico Man Charged In Connection To Navajo Nation Murder.
• Pennsylvania White Supremacist Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking.
• FBI Searching For Wanted North Carolina Man.
• Continuing Coverage: FBI Investigating Colorado Bank Robberies.
• Rhode Island Man Charged With Drug Trafficking.
• Illinois Man Charged In Connection To US Marshal Homicide.
• FBI Supporting Search Efforts For Missing Massachusetts Man.
• Oklahoma Residents Sentenced For Witness Tampering.
• Texas Woman Charged With Sexually Exploiting Teen Family Member.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS

• Former Los Angeles Councilman Pleads Guilty In Corruption Probe.
• Virginia Man Indicted For Federal Wire Fraud.

CYBER DIVISION

• Federal Prosecutors Unseal 2018 Indictment Charging Kazakh Man In Hacks.
• Pompeo: Administration May Ban Chinese Apps, Including TikTok.
• Judge Criticizes Federal Prosecutors In Trial Of Alleged Russian Hacker.
• Huawei Official Says US Pressure On Brazil Threatens Long Delays In 5G Rollout.
• Microsoft Secretly Seized Domains Used In COVID-19-Themed Email Cyberattacks.
• CISA Funding Bill Receives Large Boost In Spending Bill.
• Massive Vulnerability Uncovered In Popular Networking Device.
• Cyber Command Receiving New Version Of Its Training Platform This Fall.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• FBI Reportedly To Travel To Ireland In Probe Of Missing American Woman.

LAWFUL ACCESS

• Cybersecurity Groups Unite In Defending Encryption.

OTHER FBI NEWS

• House Democrats Propose Increased DOJ Funding, More Money For Policing Overhauls.
• DOJ: Probe Of FBI's Handling Of Nassar Case Is Ongoing.
• FBI Warns Tennessee Residents About Scam Involving FBI Caller ID.
• FBI Physical Fitness App Profiled.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

• Trump Says COVID Death Rate "Down Tenfold" As Confirmed US Cases Top 3M.
• Federal Government To Pay $1.6B For Rush Vaccine Development.
• Navarro Says Doctors Should Be Allowed To Use Hydroxychloroquine As "An Option."
• Wilkie Says Cuomo Ignored VA Coronavirus Guidance.
• Biden Says Medical Supplies Should Be Produced In US.
• Four GOP Senators Have Said They Will Not Attend Jacksonville Convention.
• Florida ICU Beds Filling Up.
• Tucson Mayor Says Arizona May Have To Send Patients Out Of State.
• Anti-Shutdown Group Gathering Signatures In Push To Limit Whitmer's Powers.
• NBC Report Examines Safety Of Air Inside Airplanes.
• Professional Sports Leagues Move Toward Reopening.
• Administration Pushes For Schools To Reopen This Fall.
• States Sue DeVos Over Pandemic Relief Money For Schools.
• Colleges Faced With Decisions On Reopening Or Possible Loss Of Foreign Students.
• Colleges Planning To Reopen, But Campuses Will Be Half-Empty.
• Hanks "Disappointed" By Debate Over Wearing Masks.
• WPost Chides Northam For Moving To Reopen Virginia Too Soon.
• White House Does Not Want Next Emergency Spending Bill To Top $1T.
• ICE May Separate Family Following Judge's Order To Free Migrant Children.
• USAGM Employee Review Sparks Fears Of Staff Purge.
• Book By Trump's Estranged Niece Slams President, Trump Family.
• Trump On Pace To Issue More Than 55 Executive Orders This Year.
• Roberts Was Hospitalized Last Month After Suffering Head Injury In A Fall.
• Facebook Executives Fail To Convince Ad Boycott Leaders.
• NYTimes Analysis: Ahead Of 2020 Election, "A Blizzard Of Litigation" Focused On Voting.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• US Officially Withdraws From WHO Over Coronavirus Response.
• WHO Acknowledges Emerging Evidence Of COVID-19 Airborne Spread.
• China Racing To Develop COVID-19 Vaccine With Late-Stage Trials Set To Start This Month.
• Bolsonaro Tests Positive For Coronavirus.
• Japanese Official Touts Use Of Tracing To Contain Coronavirus Without Lockdowns.
• Australia Locks Down Melbourne Amid Second Wave Of Cases.
• After Initial Success, Israel Sees Spike In Coronavirus Cases.
• NYTimes Analysis: Sweden Failed To Limit Deaths Or Economic Damage.
• NYTimes: Travel Restrictions On Americans Erode "Sense Of Passport Privilege."
• Report: Mossad Foiled Iranian Attacks On Israeli Embassies In Europe.
• UN Report Accuses Trump Of Violating International Law In Soleimani Killing.
• Researcher Who Antagonized ISIS, Shiite Militias Assassinated In Baghdad.
• McKenzie Confident Iraq Will Ask US Forces To Stay.
• US Official In Seoul To Discuss North Korea.
• Russia Accuses Space Official Of Passing Secrets To NATO.
• Report: More Than 180 Bodies Found In Burkina Faso Town.

THE BIG PICTURE

• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE

• Today's Events In Washington.

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