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From: To: Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:29:17 +0000 Importan c Normal e: From: Bulletin Intelligence Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 6:27:30 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Mobile version and searchable archives available at fbi.bulletinintelligence.com. -11B1 News Briefing TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 6:30 AM EDT TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADING THE NEWS • Chicago Police Fired Upon Amid Widespread Looting. PROTESTS • Trump Urges Oregon To Deploy National Guard In Portland. • Seattle City Council Votes To Cut Back Police Department Funding. • Judge Releases Full Body Camera Videos In George Floyd Case. • DC Police Union Moves To Block Mandatory Release Of Body Camera Footage. • Minnesota Nonprofit That Received Donations From Biden Staff Bailing Out Violent Criminals. • Ahead Of November, Republicans Look To Stoke BLM Backlash. • NYTimes Analysis: Protesters Increasingly Targeting Officials' Homes. • Conservatives File Free-Speech Lawsuits Over Pro-Police Street Murals. COUNTER-TERRORISM • Trump Thanks Secret Service After Shooting Incident Outside White House. • DO) Seeks More Time To Decide On Tsarnaev Appeal. • New York Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Support ISIS. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE • Senate Panel Subpoenas FBI Records On 2016 Russia Probe. • Senate Panel Subpoenas FBI Records On 2016 Russia Probe. EFTA01658459 • DC Circuit To Hear Oral Arguments In Michael Flynn Case Tuesday. • Former Student Says Halper Predicted Flynn's Ouster. • Chinese Research Who Hid In US Consulate In San Francisco Pleads Not Guilty. • IC-Funded Venture Developing Tool To Monitor "Unsavory" Online Speech. • Pentagon Seeks 30 Days To Continue Review Of JEDI Cloud Contract Bids. • Space Force Releases Capstone Doctrine. • Editorial: US "Must Unite" To Fight Foreign Electoral Interference. • US, EU Evaluating Privacy Shield Follow-up Following EU Ruling. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS • FBI Releases Surveillance Photos In Probe Of Kentucky Woman's Disappearance. • Two Philadelphia Men Face Trial After Alleged Armored Truck Heist. • FBI Investigating Carjacking In Michigan. • Continuing Coverage: FBI Searching For Missing Georgia Woman. • New Jersey Men Indicted Over Bank Robberies. • Indiana Man Charged With Enticement Of Minor. • Illinois Man Sentenced Over FBI Death Threat. • FBI Investigating Illinois Bank Robbery. • New York Fugitive Placed On FBI Most Wanted List. • Idaho Men Charged In Connection To Bank Robberies. • New Jersey Police Officer Charged With Falsifying Information On Search Warrant. • California AG Seeks To Free Woman Charged With Murder After Meth Found In Stillborn Baby. • Documents Unsealed In Legal Battle Between Dershowitz, Epstein Accuser. • Montana "Scales Back" Search For Missing Man. • Pennsylvania Synagogue Vandalized. • Colorado Man Sentenced Over Threats Against New Mexico Officials. • FBI Investigating California Bank Robbery. • Oklahoma Men Charged With Murder, Bank Fraud. • Drug Trafficker Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Prison. • Drug Case Defendant Gets 30-Month Prison Sentence. • Georgia Resident Gets 30-Year Prison Sentence For Cocaine Trafficking. • Border Patrol Agent Facing Drug Charges. FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS • Ally Of Ohio House Speaker Contributed To Campaigns, Supported FirstEnergy. • FBI Arrests Two In Probe Of Wisconsin Moving Company. • Minnesota Man Is Third Charged In Probe Of Magazine Sales Scam. • Former Texas Southern University Law School Employee Charged With Stealing Funds. • Federal Prosecutors Recommend Probation For Ex-Rep. Hayes. • Michigan Woman Defrauded By Fake FBI Employee. • Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud In Foreign Student Recruitment Case. CYBER DIVISION • White House Announces Plans For Spectrum Auction To Step Up 5G Growth. • Microsoft Faces "Complex Technical Challenges" From TikTok Carveout. • Senators Seek To Include National Cyber Director In 2021 NDAA. • US Cyber Command Employing Unclassified Networks "To Fight Election Interference." • FBI Among Those Monitoring Iranian "Fox Kitten" Hacking Group. LABORATORY • North Dakota Authorities Hope New Science Can Help ID Man Found Dead In 1982. EFTA01658460 LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES • Gun Seizures Are Up At US Airports. OTHER FBI NEWS • Wray Taps Jones As FBI General Counsel. • White-Collar Prosecutions In Decline During Trump Administration. • Barr: Left Believes In "Tearing Down the System." OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS • Trump: Pelosi And Schumer Ready For Stimulus Deal After Executive Orders. • Fauci "Cautiously Optimistic" A Vaccine Will Be Available In Early 2021. • Fauci Hopeful Rapid Testing Will Soon Be Widely Available. • Fauci: It Is Possible To Get Virus To A Controlled Level. • Cuomo Dismisses Calls For Probe Of Nursing Home Deaths. • NYTimes Analysis: Critics Fear FDA's Hahn Unable To Withstand Political Pressure. • Federal Officials Undertaking Vaccine Distribution Pilot Program. • Officials Struggling To Address Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Information, Testing. • Trump Urges Universities Not To Cancel Football Season. • Top California Health Official Resigns Amid Testing Backlog Controversy. • Fauci Calls For Universal Mask Wearing In Schools. • Parents, Administrators Facing Difficult Choices About Reopening Schools. • Trump Says 1918 Spanish Flu "Probably Ended" World War II. • Top Tech Firms Challenge Trump's Temporary Ban On Foreign Workers. • White House Weighs Plan To Block Infected Citizens, Permanent Residents From Entering US. • White House: Kodak Loan Will Not Go Forward Until Allegations Of Wrongdoing Cleared. • Some Grocers Concerned New Coronavirus Cases May Cause New Round Of Product Scarcity. • Federal Deficit Down In July After Record IRS Tax Collection. • Pompeo's Wife To Join Him On Trip To Europe. • Democrats Concerned USPS Changes Could Impair By-Mail Voting. • Puerto Rico Supreme Court Considering Emergency Petition Over Botched Primary. • Trump Lawyers Seek Details Of Manhattan DA's Investigation. INTERNATIONAL NEWS • Azar Praises Taiwan's Coronavirus Response. • Spain Defends Pandemic Response As Case Numbers Overtake Britain. • Poor Dying In Brazil At Higher Rate Than Wealthy. • Craft Calls For UN To Extend Iran Arms Embargo. • Pakistani Ambassador Not Ruling Out Another War With India Over Kashmir. • Trump Asks WTO To End China's "Developing Nation" Status. • Trump Postpones G7 Summit Until After Election. • WTimes: Biden Likely To Cancel Trump's Foreign Policy Initiatives If Elected. • State Department: Pompeo Cleared In Emergency Saudi Arms Sale. • Lebanese Government Resigns Amid Protests Over Beirut Explosion. • Lukashenko Warns Against Protests Over Contested Belarus Election Results. • Study Finds Antarctic Ice Shelves Melting Faster Than They're Being Replenished. THE BIG PICTURE • Headlines From Today's Front Pages. WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE • Today's Events In Washington. EFTA01658461 LEADING THE NEWS Chicago Police Fired Upon Amid Widespread Looting. The AP (8/10, Babwin) reports that "hundreds of people descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city's South Side, with vandals smashing the windows of dozens of businesses and making off with merchandise, cash machines and anything else they could carry." Police Superintendent David Brown "told reporters that the Sunday afternoon shooting of the man who had opened fire on officers apparently prompted a social media post that urged people form a car caravan and converge on the business and shopping district. ... Over several hours, police made more than 100 arrests and 13 officers were injured." Bloomberg (8/10, Singh, 4.73M) reports "a civilian and a security guard" were shot, according to Superintendent Brown. On the CBS Evening NewsVi (8/10, story 6, 1:15, Brennan, 4.37M), Adriana Diaz reported, "There was chaos and looting along Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile and other areas overnight. They broke into ATMs and emptied shelves at this Walgreens. The coordinated effort followed a police shooting of a 20-year-old who allegedly opened fire first, says Superintendent David Brown." According to the New York Times (8/10, Al, Bosman, Hauser, Diaz, 18.61M), "The eruption of violence unnerved a city that is already on edge. Chicago, like many other cities across the country, has seen a spike in gun crimes this summer." Mayor Lori Lightfoot, "appearing at a morning news conference, made it clear that she saw no connection between the unrest overnight and what she described as a `righteous uprising' after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody in May." ABC World News TonightVi (8/10, story 4, 1:41, Muir, 7.2M) likewise reported, "Mayor Lori Lightfoot saying this wasn't a righteous protest, instead calling it straight up felony criminal conduct." The Chicago Sun-Times (8/10, 875K) reports "Lightfoot and her police superintendent defended the cops and blamed Cook County prosecutors for being soft on looters who'd been arrested in late May and early June, setting the stage for the violence." State's Attorney Kim Foxx, however, "responded that she's prosecuting looters to the fullest extent of the law and said Lightfoot is oversimplifying the issue." The Chicago Tribune (8/11, Crepeau, Hinkel, 2.65M) reports Foxx, "who is no stranger to accusations that she is soft on crime, flatly rejected that narrative at a news conference Monday." From late May to mid-June, roughly 325 people were arrested on felony charges "related to the demonstrations and civil unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd," her office said in a statement Monday. The Washington Post (8/10, Guarino, Elfrink, Armus, 14.2M) reports Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) "told reporters that the state police were dispatched last night." Said Pritzker, "Anything and everything we are asked to do, we will be helpful." The Chicago Tribune (8/10, Zumbach, Marotti, Elejalde-Ruiz, Or 2.65M) reports that "downtown business owners still struggling during the coronavirus pandemic were scrambling to board up broken windows and take stock of damage" after Monday's vandalism and looting. The Chicago Sun-Times (8/10, Spielman, 875K) similarly reports "businesses that survived the stay- at-home shutdown and sustained heavy losses during the looting in late May triggered by the death of George Floyd may be reluctant to rebuild for fear they won't be protected." On NBC Nightly NewsVi (8/10, story 5, 2:00, Holt, 6.1M), Gabe Gutierrez reported, "Across the country, it's been an increasingly violent summer. ... But in Chicago, where the Trump Administration sent in federal agents last month to help investigate crimes, the violence continues." The Wall Street Journal (8/10, Barrett, Ailworth, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) and the Washington Examiner (8/10, Giaritelli, 448K), among other news outlets, also report the violence overnight on Monday. EFTA01658462  Analysis: Foxx Has Dropped 29.9% Of Felony Charges During Her Tenure. The Chicago Tribune (8/10, Jackson, Lighty, Marx, Richards, 2.65M) reports Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx "is dropping felony cases involving charges of murder and other serious offenses at a higher rate than her predecessor, according to a Tribune analysis that comes amid a growing debate over criminal justice reform." During Foxx's first three years at the post, "her office dropped all charges against 29.9% of felony defendants, a dramatic increase over her predecessor, the Tribune found. For the last three years of Anita Alvarez's tenure, the rate was 19.4%." In an interview, "Foxx did not dispute the Tribune's findings but said her office's higher rate of dropped felony cases gives an incomplete picture of her commitment to keeping the public safe." PROTESTS Trump Urges Oregon To Deploy National Guard In Portland. President Trump on Monday tweeted "Portland, which is out of control, should finally, after almost 3 months, bring in the National Guard. The Mayor and Governor are putting people's lives at risk. They will be held responsible. The Guard is ready to act immediately. The Courthouse is secured by Homeland!" Noting the President's tweet, the New York Post (8/10, Moore, Nelson, 4.57M) reports it came as protests in the city "continued over the weekend as rioters set fires outside a police union building and lobbed fireworks at police officers, injuring at least two." Seattle City Council Votes To Cut Back Police Department Funding. The Washington Examiner (8/10, Mastrangelo, 448K) reports the Seattle City Council "approved steep cuts to the city's police department but avoided the 50% scale back in funding social justice activists had sought." The council voted 7-1 to approve "a spending plan that will cut the pay of top police officers while eliminating the Navigation Team and SWAT unit, according to several reports." It would also cut the department's "$400 million budget by around $3 million." Judge Releases Full Body Camera Videos In George Floyd Case. CBS Evening NewsVI (8/10, story 5, 1:43, Brennan, 4.24M) reports in Minneapolis on Monday, "a judge released the full body cam videos from two former officers charged with aiding and abetting murder in the death of George Floyd. The footage raises new and troubling questions about how Floyd was treated." CBS's Mola Lenghi said the newly released video shows Floyd being "loaded into a ambulance. Aid is given to the unconscious Floyd one minute and 18 seconds after he is placed into the medical unit. ... The lifesaving attempts came after Floyd lost consciousness." DC Police Union Moves To Block Mandatory Release Of Body Camera Footage. Reuters (8/10) reports the Washington, DC police union said Monday it "asked a court to block the mandatory release of body camera footage and names of police officers involved in shootings." In a statement, the union said, "The release of the body-camera footage and names of officers will unjustly malign and permanently tarnish the reputation and good name of any officer that is later cleared of misconduct concerning the use of force." Minnesota Nonprofit That Received Donations From Biden Staff Bailing Out Violent Criminals. Fox News (8/10, Olson, 27.59M) reports on its website that a Minnesota nonprofit "that saw a huge windfall in donations during the protests and riots that followed the death of George Floyd" has been "putting up money to bail out people charged with serious violent crimes, including sexual assault, attempted murder and murder." A FOX 9 report shows "that among EFTA01658463 the people helped by the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) - which received donations from a number of Joe Biden campaign staffers as it saw a $35 million fundraising windfall in the weeks after Floyd's death - are Darnika Floyd, who was charged with second-degree murder," and Christopher Boswell, "who is facing charges of sexual assault and kidnapping." Ahead Of November, Republicans Look To Stoke BLM Backlash. Politico (8/10, Barron-Lopez, Thompson, 4.29M) reports that "facing possible electoral calamity, Republicans are now turning to a familiar playbook: stoking fear by trying to redefine the Black Lives Matter movement as a radical leftist mob looking to sabotage the white, suburban lifestyle." Republicans are using "two lines of attack: the Trump administration, candidates in safe red seats and right-wing social media channels seek to label the entire movement 'Marxist' and anti-family as they try to energize their conservative base." Republicans running in swing districts and states, meanwhile, are "tying their Democratic opponents to activists' demands to defund police departments." NYTimes Analysis: Protesters Increasingly Targeting Officials' Homes. The New York Times (8/10, Baker, Bogel-Burroughs, 18.61M) reports that as Seattle "was exploring a proposal to cut 50 percent of the police department's budget to promote racial justice and alternatives to policing last month...Debora Juarez, the first enrolled Native American on the Seattle City Council, was not yet willing to throw her support behind such a steep cut without a plan for how to carry it out." Activists then "decided to take their protest" outside Ms. Juarez's home. Public protests are "becoming more direct, more personal, and for some of its targets, more frightening." Conservatives File Free-Speech Lawsuits Over Pro-Police Street Murals. The Washington Times (8/10, Richardson, 492K) reports Scott LoBaido, who painted a "pro- police" mural on Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island, "said Monday he will pursue legal action after the New York City Department of Transportation ordered him to remove his handiwork." LoBaido "insists his pro-police message has every bit as much right to adorn the streets as the Black Lives Matter murals embraced by Mayor Bill de Blasio." Like LoBaido, "conservatives seeking to paint pro-police, pro-life and other right-tilting messages on America's streets are running into speed bumps from local officials, even those who allow massive Black Lives Matter murals," and are filing lawsuits in response. COUNTER-TERRORISM Trump Thanks Secret Service After Shooting Incident Outside White House. The CBS Evening NewsVI (8/10, Story 2, 2:10, Brennan, 4.37M) reported on "a rare security breach at the White House," as "moments after beginning his daily coronavirus briefing with reporters on live television, President Trump was escorted out of the room by an agent who whispered in his ear." CBS (Weijia Jiang) added the President "abruptly left his news conference after shots were fired outside the White House," prompting Secret Service "to clear the grounds." NBC Nightly NewsVI (8/10, lead story, 2:34, Kristen Welker, 6.23M) showed the President saying upon his return to the podium, "It seems that the person was shot by Secret Service. So we'll see what happens." ABC World News TonightVi (8/10, lead story, 4:01, Muir, 7.2M) noted Trump also said, "There was a shooting outside of the White House. And seems to be very well under control. I'd like to thank the Secret Service for doing their always quick and very effective work, but there was an actual shooting and somebody's been taken to the hospital. I don't know the condition of the person." ABC's Mary Bruce added that "a senior Administration official tells us this happened right at 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue, just outside of the White House, just as the EFTA01658464 President was beginning his briefing. Our Kyra Phillips who was in the room said she heard a shot fired and a senior official tells us the suspect opened fire on a non-White House employee." Fox News (8/10, Pappas, 27.59M) reports "the Secret Service later tweeted: 'The Secret Service can confirm there has been an officer involved shooting at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. Law enforcement officials are on the scene. More information to follow." The Washington Post (8/10, Williams, 14.2M) reports Thomas Sullivan, chief of the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service, said a "51-year-old man had approached an officer posted near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW around 5:50 p.m. and said he had a weapon." Sullivan says "the man...withdrew an object from his clothing" and "crouched into a `shooter's stance.' The officer shot him, striking him in the torso, Sullivan said." USA Today (8/10, Fritze, Jackson, Subramanian, 10.31M), the Washington Times (8/10, Al, Boyer, 492K) and the New York Times (8/10, Baker, 18.61M), among other news outlets, also cover the story this morning. DO) Seeks More Time To Decide On Tsarnaev Appeal. The AP (8/10) reports from Boston, "Federal prosecutors said Monday that they need more time to decide whether to ask an appeals court to reconsider the case of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose death sentence was thrown out over concerns over about the jury selection process." The Justice Department "urged the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to give prosecutors until Sept. 14 to file a petition asking the full court to hear the case. They currently have until Friday to file a petition for rehearing. `The process of determining whether to seek further review takes time, particularly in a case of this magnitude, because it requires input from various components within the Department of Justice. Additional time is needed to make the decision in this,' DO) attorney William Glaser wrote in a court filing. The solicitor general will make the decision, Glaser wrote." The Boston Herald (8/10, Tiernan, 410K) reports, "Tsarnaev's lawyers did not object, according to the filing. Prosecutors could be buying time to appeal directly to the Supreme Court, where they are likely to earn a favorable ruling faster. Legal expert Robert Dunham of the Death Penalty Information Center said last week the high court `has been much more pro- prosecution." The Herald adds, "A jury convicted Tsarnaev in 2015 on 30 counts, including using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a public place, for the 2013 bombing that killed three people and injured 260 more — something his lawyers did not debate. Tsarnaev was subsequently sentenced to death." New York Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Support ISIS. The AP (8/10) reports, "A Brooklyn man charged with trying to help the Islamic State group by encouraging attacks on New York's subway system pleaded guilty Monday in Manhattan federal court." Zachary Clark, 41, "pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq. He faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 9. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a release that Clark admitted pledging allegiance to the terrorist group." The New York Post (8/10, Feuerherd, 4.57M) reports that Clark, "who uploaded instructional manuals online about how to conduct lone-wolf terror attacks in New York City pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to provide material support to ISIS." Clark "entered the plea in Manhattan federal court after he was arrested last fall for posting manuals such as `Knife Attacks' and `Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom' in encrypted chat rooms designed to recruit new ISIS members. One of the handbooks included maps of the New York City subway system and writings on how to commit attacks in the Big Apple, according to court papers." Clark "pledged support to ISIS twice in 2019, including in July when he stated his allegiance to the former leader of the terror group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, prosecutors said." Voice of America (8/10, 48K) reports, "Daryl Johnson, a former senior domestic terrorism analyst at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said many al-Qaida affiliates around the EFTA01658465 world have been producing online propaganda materials specifically designed to target Americans. `They reach out to American audiences and plant ideas on how to conduct attacks without necessarily acquiring the materials,' Johnson told VOA, adding that `AQAP published Inspire Magazine, which was written and packaged for a Western audience, particularly Americans." Clark's arrest "His arrest was the result of cooperation between the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and other law enforcement agencies, U.S. officials said. `Today's plea by Mr. Clark is yet one more example of the resolve of the FBI's JTTF in New York, and our many law enforcement partners, to protect this city and our citizens from the danger of lone wolf attacks,' FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr., said in a statement on Monday." Newsday (NM (8/10, Planas, 932K) reports, "Officials said Clark called for lone wolf attacks in New York City after pledging his allegiance to ISIS twice in 2019. Clark first did so in July 2019, to ISIS' then-leader Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi. He did so again, officials said, in October 2019, to ISIS' new leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi, who became the organization's leader following al-Baghdadi's death. `Beginning in at least March 2019, Clark disseminated ISIS propaganda through, among other avenues, encrypted chat rooms intended for members, associates, supporters, and potential recruits of ISIS,' authorities said. `Clark's propaganda included among other things, calls for ISIS supporters to commit lone wolf attacks in New York City." COUNTER-INTELLIEGENC7 Senate Panel Subpoenas FBI Records On 2016 Russia Probe. Politico (8/10, Swan, 4.29M) reports Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) "has issued the first subpoena of his Senate probe into the origins of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation: to FBI Director Christopher Wray." According to Politico, the subpoena "demands documents but not testimony. Specifically, it asks for `all documents related to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation' — the FBI's counterintelligence probe into Russian interference in the 2016 US election." Johnson "also released a lengthy letter detailing the origins of his probe and criticizing the reaction it has garnered from media reports and Democrats." Johnson said on Twitter, "Democrats have initiated a coordinated disinformation campaign in an effort to personally attack myself and Sen. @ChuckGrassley, but this will not obstruct our investigation. We will find the truth and get answers for the American people." Johnson also tweeted, "Today, I have released an open letter regarding the Democrats' combative and false comments regarding my committee's investigation." The Washington Times (8/10, Sherfinski, 492K) notes Johnson wrote, "Chairman [Charles E.] Grassley and I will not be deterred by the false accusations despicably being made by individuals with strong political biases and motivations. ... Our investigation has been, and will continue to be, undertaken with the greatest integrity and transparency. We intend to determine and reveal the truth." The Washington Examiner (8/10, Dunleavy, 448K) reports Johnson also stated, "Democrats and many in the media have mainly focused their criticism of our investigation on the Biden component of our oversight. ... They have once again decided to weaponize a false `Russian disinformation' narrative as a tool for attacking their political opponents." The Washington Post (8/10, Hamburger, 14.2M) reports the FBI "said in a statement it has received the subpoena and has `already been producing documents and information to the Senate Homeland Security Committee, which are directly responsive to this subpoena. As always, the FBI will continue to cooperate with the Committee's requests, consistent with our law enforcement and national security obligations." The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/10, Gilbert, 632K), among other news outlets, also reports the story. Senate Panel Subpoenas FBI Records On 2016 Russia Probe. EFTA01658466 Politico (8/10, Swan, 4.29M) reports Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) "has issued the first subpoena of his Senate probe into the origins of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation: to FBI Director Christopher Wray." According to Politico, the subpoena "demands documents but not testimony. Specifically, it asks for `all documents related to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation' - the FBI's counterintelligence probe into Russian interference in the 2016 US election." Johnson "also released a lengthy letter detailing the origins of his probe and criticizing the reaction it has garnered from media reports and Democrats." Johnson said on Twitter, "Democrats have initiated a coordinated disinformation campaign in an effort to personally attack myself and Sen. @ChuckGrassley, but this will not obstruct our investigation. We will find the truth and get answers for the American people." Johnson also tweeted, "Today, I have released an open letter regarding the Democrats' combative and false comments regarding my committee's investigation." The Washington Times (8/10, Sherfinski, 492K) notes the subpoena seeks "all records related to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation" and seeks "all records provided or made available to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice for its review." In the subpoena, Johnson wrote, "Chairman [Charles E.] Grassley and I will not be deterred by the false accusations despicably being made by individuals with strong political biases and motivations. ... Our investigation has been, and will continue to be, undertaken with the greatest integrity and transparency. We intend to determine and reveal the truth." Fox News (8/10, Singman, 27.59M) reports the subpoena states, "This includes, but is not limited to, all records provided or made available to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice for its review." The subpoena also demands "all records related to requests" to the General Services Administration or the Office of the Inspector General for the GSA for "presidential transition records from November 2016 through December 2017." The FBI must provide "these documents to the committee by Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. ET, according to the subpoena." The Daily Caller (8/10, Ross, 716K) says Johnson is "demanding that Wray hand over all records that the FBI provided the Justice Department's office of the inspector general for its scathing report on Crossfire Hurricane." Johnson also "announced on Monday that he intends to subpoena Jonathan Winer, a former State Department official who served as a key liaison between dossier author Christopher Steele and State Department officials before the 2016 election." Winer "arranged a meeting for Steele at Foggy Bottom in October 2016 and was also a background source for multiple news articles that contained Steele's unverified allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia." CBS News (8/10, Herridge, 3.68M) reports Johnson said he "decided to begin issuing subpoenas primarily because of my strong belief that transparency in government is essential and that the American people have waited too long for the truth." The Washington Post (8/10, Hamburger, 14.2M) reports the FBI "said in a statement it has received the subpoena and has `already been producing documents and information to the Senate Homeland Security Committee, which are directly responsive to this subpoena. As always, the FBI will continue to cooperate with the Committee's requests, consistent with our law enforcement and national security obligations." The AP (8/10, Tucker) reports in a separate statement "on Sunday, the FBI said it was continuing to cooperate with the Judiciary Committee's investigation." The FBI also "said it had `surged resources' to be able to continue producing documents to the committee on a rolling basis." The Federalist (8/10, Osburn, 126K) points out "the letter also addressed a weekend Washington Post op-ed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., in which he claimed that `disinformation and deception are gaining a toehold in Congress' as Johnson moves forward with an investigation `using documents provided to the senator by the son of a former KGB officer Johnson wrote in response, "This is false. ... Not only have we have repeatedly and EFTA01658467 publicly denied it, no one has presented evidence to the contrary - nor can they, because there is none." The Washington Examiner (8/10, Dunleavy, 448K) reports Johnson also stated, "Democrats and many in the media have mainly focused their criticism of our investigation on the Biden component of our oversight. ... They have once again decided to weaponize a false 'Russian disinformation' narrative as a tool for attacking their political opponents." The Wall Street Journal (8/10, Subscription Publication, 7.57M), The Hill (8/10, Carney, 2.98M), Courthouse News (8/10, Rodgers, 2K), National Review (8/10, Evans, 731K), The New York Post (8/10, Moore, 4.57M), The Washington Examiner (8/10, Dunleavy, 448K), and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/10, Gilbert, 632K), among other news outlets, also report the story. Graham: "I'm Going To Find Out Why" FBI "Told The Same Lies" About Steele Dossier. Fox News (8/10, Halon, 27.59M) reports the FBI under Director Christopher Wray's "leadership deceived lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee during a 2018 briefing on the Russia investigation, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham told 'Hannity' Monday, citing a document he obtained from the Department of Justice." Graham said, "A year after they knew the Russian dossier was no longer reliable, they told the same lies to the Congress, not just the [FISA) court, as a completely new front of legal liability, and I'm going to find out what happened." Graham called on FBI Director Christopher Wray to address why "the Senate Intel Committee was briefed about the dossier and the Russian subsource in the same fashion that the FISA court was briefed," which Graham called "very misleading." National Review (8/10, Evans, 731K) also reports. DC Circuit To Hear Oral Arguments In Michael Flynn Case Tuesday. Just Security (8/10, Geltzer) reports the DC Circuit will rehear oral arguments in the case against Michael Flynn "en banc, in this instance in front of ten judges" on Tuesday. The outlet suggests that key points during the hearing will revolve around: whether judges believe the court "needs to take the unusual step of intervening now, on the emergency posture of a mandamus petition, to prevent the district court from proceeding, or can any potential concerns with how the district court handles the case be addressed later, on ordinary appeal;" the definition of "leave of court;" the "particularities of the Flynn case and the nature of further proceedings in the district court;" and if the case should "be reassigned to a different district judge." In an op-ed for The Washington Post (8/10, Zolle, 14.2M), Constitutional Accountability Center appellate counsel Dayna Zolle writes the DC Circuit "should deny Flynn's request to order the automatic dismissal of his case and should instead allow the district court to consider the public interest in determining whether dismissal is appropriate. That would serve the interests of justice, if not of this Justice Department." In an editorial, The Washington Times (8/10, 492K) writes that "Americans are waiting for a final resolution that frees Mr. Flynn, a long-suffering public servant. An endless cycle of prosecution is itself a form of punishment. It should never have happened." Former Student Says Halper Predicted Flynn's Ouster. The Washington Times (8/10, Scarborough, 492K) reports that Steven P. Schrage, a "onetime associate of FBI spy Stefan Halper says the University of Cambridge professor told him that retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was 'unsuitable' for the post of President Trump's national security adviser." Halper told Schrage, "I don't think Flynn's going to be around long." Halper's comments to Schrage, who was a doctoral candidate at Cambridge at the time, "were recorded on Jan. 10, 2017, two days before a Washington Post column on Flynn led to his quick White House dismissal." the Post adds that Schrage "outed himself Sunday as a whistleblower with a post, 'The Spies Who Hijacked America,' on journalist Matt Taibbi's blog." Former Student Says Halper Predicted Flynn's Ouster. EFTA01658468 The Washington Times (8/10, Scarborough, 492K) reports that Steven P. Schrage, a "onetime associate of FBI spy Stefan Halper says the University of Cambridge professor told him that retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was 'unsuitable' for the post of President Trump's national security adviser." Halper told Schrage, "I don't think Flynn's going to be around long." Halper's comments to Schrage, who was a doctoral candidate at Cambridge at the time, "were recorded on Jan. 10, 2017, two days before a Washington Post column on Flynn led to his quick White House dismissal." the Post adds that Schrage "outed himself Sunday as a whistleblower with a post, 'The Spies Who Hijacked America,' on journalist Matt Taibbi's blog." Chinese Research Who Hid In US Consulate In San Francisco Pleads Not Guilty. Bloomberg (8/10, Roth, 4.73M) reports, "A Chinese researcher who spent weeks in the country's consulate in San Francisco before she was arrested by the U.S. on visa fraud charges pleaded not guilty." Juan Tang, "whose prosecution has helped fuel tension between China and the U.S., entered her plea Monday in federal court in Sacramento, near where she did cancer research at University of California at Davis. She is among Chinese scholar visa holders in more than 25 American cities who the Justice Department suspects of having an 'undeclared affiliation' with the Chinese military." IC-Funded Venture Developing Tool To Monitor "Unsavory" Online Speech. The Washington Times (8/10, Lovelace, 492K) reports the CIA-contracted venture capital fund In-Q-Tel "in the last six months has begun working on a new investment specifically targeting speech that is deemed problematic and to identify people who say 'unsavory things' on websites such as Twitter, Facebook and Reddit, said In-Q-Tel investor Morgan Mahlock." Speaking at the University of California, Irvine on Friday, Mahlock said, "Can't yet mention the name, but it is able to detect toxic content online," adding, "in social media forums, for example on Reddit, or Facebook, or Twitter, it's able to identify people who are saying unsavory things to others in a nuanced way, understanding the language and the context." Pentagon Seeks 30 Days To Continue Review Of JEDI Cloud Contract Bids. NextGov (8/10, Konkel) reports in a court filing Monday, "the Defense Department requested a 30-day extension to issue an award decision in its multibillion-dollar Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract." The Defense Department had "planned to award JEDI by Aug. 17 after numerous delays, including a 120-day remand sought by the agency in March to take corrective action on issues identified in a legal protest by Amazon Web Services after the Pentagon initially awarded Microsoft the contract in October." According to the filing, DOD has "recently identified the need to reopen limited discussions related to certain aspects of the offerors' pricing proposals." The filing indicates "both companies would have another chance to submit questions and a revised bid," and that it "anticipates that the re-evaluation process will be complete by early September." Space Force Releases Capstone Doctrine. Breaking Defense (8/10, Hitchens) reports the Space Force's "long-awaited capstone doctrine" envisions the new service "providing decision-makers with potentially war-winning 'spacepower' options for attacking enemy satellites in future conflicts." In the foreword of the release, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond wrote the Space Capstone Publication: Spacepower "represents our Service's first articulation of an independent theory of spacepower." The new document is based on earlier documents such as Joint Doctrine 3-14, but in contrast it "sets out to place military operations in space in a broader context as part of a national spacepower strategy that includes diplomacy and economic activity." The document lays out what Space Force calls "three Cornerstone Responsibilities" that it says "form the vital purpose of military spacepower:" preserving US "Freedom of Action" in space, enabling "Joint Lethality and Effectiveness," and providing US leaders strategic options in the space realm. Finally, the EFTA01658469 doctrine says the service "competencies" require specialization by space warfighters in the "disciplines" of "Orbital Warfare, Space Electromagnetic Warfare, Space Battle Management, Space Access and Sustainment, Military Intelligence, Cyber Operations, and Engineering/Acquisitions." Editorial: US "Must Unite" To Fight Foreign Electoral Interference. In an editorial, The Minneapolis Star Tribune (8/10, 1.04M) writes that in the face of electoral interference and in order to protect "our democracy, America - from the White House to Congress to the tech sector to everyday citizens - should unite as it would against any external attack." The Tribune cites a recent statement from William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, citing the motivations of China, Russia, and Iran in affecting the 2020 election. The outlet argues a declassification of the "intelligence assessment on the threat from the three countries would also benefit citizens and Silicon Valley, which must play its role in resisting disinformation disseminated by Moscow, Beijing, Tehran or elsewhere." The Tribune concludes election interference "should be acknowledged for what it is - an attack on the DNA of our democratic way of life." US, EU Evaluating Privacy Shield Follow-up Following EU Ruling. Bloomberg (8/10, Chapman, 4.73M) reports the Department of Commerce and "the European Union have started talks to evaluate the potential for 'an enhanced EU-US Privacy Shield framework' after the EU's top court threw out the current system for shipping data across the Atlantic." In a joint statement issued on Monday, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said both sides recognize the "vital importance of data protection and the significance of cross-border data transfers to our citizens and economies." CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS FBI Releases Surveillance Photos In Probe Of Kentucky Woman's Disappearance. The Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader (8/9, Spears, 257K) reports, "The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Louisville has released new surveillance photos of vehicles related to the investigation of Crystal Rogers' 2015 disappearance in Nelson County. 'The surveillance photographs ... are ones where we need the public's assistance in identifying the drivers of those vehicles,' FBI spokesman Timothy Beam told the Herald-Leader Sunday. 'We believe the drivers of these vehicles may have important information related to Crystal's disappearance." Rogers "disappeared in Nelson County in July 2015, and the case has since gained national attention. The FBI was called into Nelson County on July 24 to help the sheriff's office retrieve possible human remains. Since then, the FBI has become the lead agency on the case." Beam "reiterated Sunday there was no update on whether or not those remains belonged to Rogers, but the FBI is now offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the current whereabouts of Rogers." WDRB-TV Louisville, KY (8/10, 179K) reports from Bardstown, Kentucky, "The FBI was back in Bardstown Monday evening, canvassing a neighborhood in connection with the Crystal Rogers investigation." The FBI "said they went to Lookout Court in Valley View Estates to talk to neighbors after receiving multiple tips on the agency's case task force website, though it is unclear at this time what those tips were and how they relate to the Rogers investigation. The IRS was also in the neighborhood for the canvass, according to WDRB's Fallon Glick. Agents spent about 15 minutes at each home talking to residents, who said they did not want to discuss the conversations with WDRB News out of respect for the family and didn't want to jeopardize the investigation. This comes less than 24 hours after the agency announced that they had finished 'it's judicially authorized search activities' in Bardstown and thanked the Nelson County Sheriff's Office." EFTA01658470  Spectrum News 1 Louisville (KY) (8/10) reports, "FBI Louisville has concluded its search activities regarding the Crystal Rogers case. As Bardstown waits for answers, the community sentiment seems to be thankful there are more resources on the more than five-year-old cold case. 'You need closure. If it were me, I'd want closure. So I think having the FBI or any resources that can help do that, more power to them. I think it's a good move,*: said Mike Searci, who is from the area but only moved to Bardstown four years ago." Spectrum News 1 adds, "City council member-at-large, David Dones, said that FBI Louisville's taking over last week shows there is movement with the cold case. 'There is some hope that some new information will come out. I think it's all been a positive feel from the community,' Dones told Spectrum News 1 Kentucky." Two Philadelphia Men Face Trial After Alleged Armored Truck Heist. The Inquirer (PA). (8/10, Dean, 347K) reports, "Two Philadelphia men who attempted to steal almost half-a-million dollars from armored truck guards during a robbery that turned into a shootout in University City last year have been indicted on charges that could land them in prison for life, federal prosecutors said Monday." Jerry Collins, 40, "the alleged getaway driver, and Tyree Lamont Holmes, 28, who allegedly dropped a money bag and fired on the guards while fleeing, where indicted on federal armed robbery and firearms charges. They allegedly targeted a Garda armored truck" on August 1. Collins "was arrested by the FBI last week, while Holmes was arrested by Philadelphia Police in February. 'This was a risky armed robbery carried out on a dense and active block in University City,' said Michael J. Driscoll, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Philadelphia Division. 'The robbery crew showed up armed to the teeth to accost Garda personnel, prompting a barrage of gunfire." FBI Investigating Carjacking In Michigan. WXYZ-TV Detroit (8/11, 236K) reports that the FBI Detroit Field Office and the Detroit Police Department "are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect wanted in a carjacking and an attempted carjacking at a BP gas station on West Eight Mile Road." Police "say the suspect pointed a handgun at the victim's head and demanded the keys to his black Honda Accord before fleeing south on Warrington." Continuing Coverage: FBI Searching For Missing Georgia Woman. NBC News (8/10, 6.14M) reports that the FBI has joined the search for Leila Cavett, whose two-year-old son was found alone on July 26. Cavett's sisters "told NBC affiliate WTVJ that Leila lives in Dawsonville, Georgia, but had been staying with family in Atlanta, and doesn't know anyone in Florida." New Jersey Men Indicted Over Bank Robberies. My Central Jersey (8/10, 24K) reports Jaime Fontanez and Vincent Chan-Guillen "have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with allegedly committing multiple convenience and liquor store armed robberies in Union and Middlesex counties between August 2018 and February 2019." They "were previously arrested on a criminal complaint for this conduct on Feb. 21, 2019." Indiana Man Charged With Enticement Of Minor. WFIE-TV Evansville, IN (8/10, Lyman, 35K) reports Roy Eugene Morrow, Jr "is accused of traveling to Saline County, Illinois, to have sex with a child," who was actually an undercover federal agent. He was arrested in July, when he arrived at the predetermined location. Illinois Man Sentenced Over FBI Death Threat. WFLD-TV Chicago (8/10, 42K) reports that a federal jury "has convicted [Robert Haas] of threatening on social media to kill an FBI task force officer." He "threatened the officer in 2019 EFTA01658471 after the officer questioned him on another threat he allegedly made on a social media site." He wrote, "I'm not afraid to walk out my door in the morning." He continued, "You should be however considering you support Jewish terrorism and your anti-American [expletive) is going to get you killed." FBI Investigating Illinois Bank Robbery. The Kendallville (IN) News Sun (8/10, 23K) reports that the FBI is "seeking information that would identify three suspects in an armed robbery at a Chase Bank" in Illinois. The suspects "used a handgun to rob a bank employee who was servicing an ATM." New York Fugitive Placed On FBI Most Wanted List. The Hudson Valley (NY) Post (8/10) reports Eugene Palmer, who "is wanted for allegedly shooting and killing his daughter-in-law, 39-year-old Tammy Pannirello Palmer, on September 24, 2012," has been placed on the FBI Most Wanted list. The FBI "is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Palmer." Idaho Men Charged In Connection To Bank Robberies. KPVI-TV Idaho Fa