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From: To: Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Thursday, September 03, 2020 Importance: Normal Priority: Normal Sensitivity: None Mobile version and searchable archives available at fbi.bulletinintelligence.com <https://fbi.bulletinintelligence.com?d=200903&auth=tz2v8qnq5a> . <https://fbi.bulletinintelligence.com?d=200903&auth=tz2v8qnq5a> TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 6:30 AM EDT TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS Leading the News • Trump Moves To Defund New York City, Other Cities. Protests • Barr: DOJ Received Reports Of People Flying To DC To Exploit Protests. • Investigators Release Images Of Those Sought In Kenosha Arson Cases. • Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Public Supports BLM Protests, Doesn't See Crime As Top Issue. • Meadows: Rioters Are Committing Acts Of Terror. • Barr: Idea Of "Epidemic" Of Police Violence Against Blacks Is A "False Narrative." • Administration Officials Criticize Portland Mayor's Handling Of Violence. • Biden Says Portland Victim Was "Inciting Responses." • Biden To Visit Kenosha Thursday, Will Meet With Members Of Blake's Family. • Barr Says Blake Was Armed And "In The Midst Of Committing A Felony." • Chicago Alderman Urges National Guard Deployment In City. • GOP Lawmakers Call On Bowser To Answer For Protester Violence In DC. • Republican State AGs: Democrats Have "Capitulated To Criminals Run Amok." • After High-Profile Uses Of Force, Police Chiefs Call For New Tactics. • Antifa Leader Armed With Flamethrower Bursts Into Tears Upon Being Arrested In Wisconsin. • Chauvin's Lawyers Say Police Manual Teaches Officers To Place Knee On Suspect's Neck. • Police Body Cam Footage Of Man's Death Sparks Protests In Rochester. • Police Held Black Jogger For Two Days After Mistaking Him For A Suspect. Operation LeGend • Florida Man Suspected Of Missouri Homicide Is Captured In Operation LeGend. • US Charges Indiana Man With Straw-Purchasing Guns For Chicago Felon. • Morgan: Operation Legend Exemplifies How Trump Is "Committed To Public Safety." Counter-Terrorism • Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Helping ISIS. • Appeals Court Finds NSA Phone Data Collection Program Illegal. • Sudanese Government, Citizens Differ On US Deal To Remove Terrorism Label. • Trial Of Alleged Accomplices In 2015 Attacks Opens In Paris. Counter-Intelligence • Draft DHS Bulletin Warning Foreign Actors Targeting Biden, Trump Health Not Released. • Barr Says Durham Investigation Won't Affect 2020 Election. • FBI Notes From Mifsud Interview Made Public. EFTA00136607 • Hunter Biden Holds Stake In Chinese Firm Sanctioned For Human Rights Violations. • Maltese Professor Denied Making Offer To Papadopoulos In FBI Documents. • U Of North Texas Cancels Visas For Chinese Researchers. • Arrested Texas A&M Professor Linked To Chinese Firm. • Rubio: SSCI Will Continue To Get In-Person Briefings. • White House Condemns Poisoning Of Navalny. • IAEA: North Korea Enriching Uranium, But Has Not Reprocessed Plutonium In Past Year. • Former CIA Assistant Director: South Korean National Police "Not Geared To Catching The North's Spies." • Colombia Arrests Three Venezuelans "Tied To Anti-Maduro Plot." Criminal Investigations • New York Town Asks FBI To Probe Racist Hate Mail Sent To Ex-School Superintendent. • Four Arrested In New York Drug Bust. • Two South Carolina Men Sentenced On Drug, Money Laundering Charges. • Montana Woman Sentenced For Running Meth Ring. • US Charges Pittsburgh Man With Shooting ATF Agent During Drug Raid. • Man Pleads Guilty To Making False Bomb Threat To "Endanger Wife's Citizenship" Application. • California Man In Plea Discussions Over Alleged School Threats. • Former UN Official Charged With Lying To The FBI. • Massachusetts Police Officers Charged With Overtime Fraud. • Continuing Coverage: FBI Supporting Investigation Into Texas Bomb Threat. • Continuing Coverage: FBI Identifies Second Body Found In Washington State. • Colorado Man Convicted On Gun Crime Charge. • FBI Investigating Whistleblower Deaths In Missouri. • FBI Charges New Jersey Residents With Felony Drug Possession. • Continuing Coverage: FBI Sting Results In 10 Arrests For Solicitation Of Minors. • Missouri Man Sentenced In Connection To Planned Parenthood Arson Incident. • Four Alabama Residents Charged In Connection To Homicide. • New York Charges Six In Connection To Burned Bodies. • Georgia Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking. • Two Men Sentenced To Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty In Drug Case. • After Pleading Guilty In Meth Case, Montana Resident Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison. • Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge In Latin Kings Case. • Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Drug, Firearm Charges. Financial Crime & Corporate Scandals • Utah Man Pleads Guilty To PPP Fraud. • Michigan Man Facing PPP Fraud Charges. • Sentencing Of Former Atlantic City, New Jersey Mayor Delayed For Sixth Time. • Another Charged In College Admissions Probe. • Oregon Couple Who Scammed Elderly Victims Sentenced To Federal Prison. • US Charges Two In $12M Scheme Targeting Investors In Puerto Rico. • Trial Of Chicago Alderman Burke Could Be Delayed To 2020 Amid Pandemic. • Louisiana Man Sentenced For Running Ponzi Scheme. • Three Missouri Men Charged With Scamming Women Out Of $500K In Cash, Electronics. • Continuing Coverage: FBI Investigating Hurricane Recovery Fraud. • New Jersey Man Charged In Money Laundering Scheme. • Iowa Man Sentenced For Bank Fraud. • Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud. • Florida Grand Jury Indicts Businessman Over College Admissions Investigation. • Robinhood Markets Faces Civil Fraud Investigation. Cyber Division • Experts Say Schools Are Particularly Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks. • FBI Has Revamped Hacking Response, Speed. • Colorado Man Sentenced For Moderating Dark Web Marketplace. • Potential TikTok Bidders Consider Four Acquisition Options. EFTA00136608 • European Officials Targeted By Chinese Phishing Attacks. • CISA Orders Increased Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reporting. • Cybersecurity Talent Initiative Places "First Class Of New Feds." • ODNI Waivers For Huawei, ZTE Rule Expected To Be Rare. • Jewish Federation Of Greater Washington Reports Endowment Cyberattack. Laboratory • FBI Experts Testify At Homicide Trial Of Pennsylvania Man Whose Wife Vanished In 2012. Law Enforcement Services • Law Enforcement In Ohio Aims To Curb Gun Violence With Operation Red-Zone. • More Nebraska Police Departments Participating In FBI Use-Of-Force Database. International Relations • Mexican Officials Say Missing Los Angeles Firefighter Likely Victim Of Kidnapping. Other FBI News • FBI Documents Reveal New Details Around Comey Firing. Other Washington News • Trump Honors Veterans, Slams "Violent Mobs" In Visit To North Carolina. • CDC Asks Governors To Prepare For Vaccine Delivery By November 1. • Fauci, Bin Dismiss Claims Administration Pursuing "Herd Immunity." • Azar, Slaoui: Operation Warp Speed Is "Working" And Will Likely Succeed. • WPost Analysis Details Criticisms Of Navarro's Role In Pandemic Response. • Another FDA Appointee Ousted Amid Fallout Over Convalescent Plasma Announcement. • Federal Funding Helps New Virus Tests Come To Market. • More Police Officers Have Died From COVID This Year Than All Other Causes Combined. • Pelosi Refuses To Apologize, Says Hair Salon Owes Her An Apology. • Ernst Backtracks After Suggesting Coronavirus Figures Are Inflated. • Coronavirus Cases Rising In Midwest. • First Coronavirus Death Tied To Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Reported In Minnesota. • Health Officials Urge Americans To Take Precautions Over Labor Day Weekend. • Depression, Anxiety Rising Sharply During Pandemic, Research Indicates. • State Education Officials Push Back On Trump Effort To Teach "American Exceptionalism." • Fauci: College Students Should Stay On Campus. • Superintendent Expresses Concern As Texas School Reopens. • USPS Has Paid DeJoy's Former Company $286M Over Past Seven Years. • Wolkoff Says First Lady Used Personal Email For Official Business. • Morgenstern: "No Merit" To Reports Trump Suffered Mini-Strokes. • Controversial Drilling Projects Among Those Fast Tracked Following Trump Order. • Air Force Moves Toward Creating A Supersonic Air Force One. • Barr: Mail-In Voting "Fraught With The Risk Of Fraud And Coercion." International News • US To Contribute Funds For Some WHO Programs Despite Withdrawal. • US Consulting Firm With Ties Chinese Communist Party Received PPP Loan. • South Korea Struggling With Second Wave Of Coronavirus Infections. • Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor For Rescuing Hostages From ISIS. • US Sanctions International Criminal Court Officials. • Afghanistan To Include Mother's Names On National ID Cards. • Biegun Warns Putin Against Deploying Troops To Belarus. • State Department Imposes New Restrictions On Chinese Diplomats In US. • Kushner To Meet With British Foreign Minister In London On Thursday. • Issue Of West Bank Annexation Looms Over Israel-UAE Deal. • Saudis Allow Israeli Flights To Access Their Airspace For First Time. • US Suspends Aid To Ethiopia Due To Dispute Over Nile Dam With Egypt. • Analysts: US Pullback Creates Power Vacuum In Mediterranean. • WSJournal, NYTimes Give Analyses Of Abe's Legacy. The Big Picture EFTA00136609 • Headlines From Today's Front Pages. Washington's Schedule • Today's Events In Washington. Leading the News Trump Moves To Defund New York City, Other Cities. The New York Post <https://nypost.corn/2020/09/02/trump-orders-review-to-defund-nyc-other-anarchist-cities> (9/2, Nelson, 4.57M) reports President Trump is beginning "the process of defunding New York City and three other cities where officials allowed `lawless' protests and cut police budgets amid rising violent crime." A five- page memo Trump signed on Wednesday orders "all federal agencies to send reports to the White House Office of Management and Budget that detail funds that can be redirected." The Post adds, "New York City, Washington, DC, Seattle and Portland are initial targets as Trump makes `law and order' a centerpiece of his reelection campaign after months of unrest and violence." Trump says in the memo, "My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities that allow themselves to deteriorate into lawless zones." The Post says the memo "twice mentions New York Mayor Bill de Blasio by name." The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.corn/news/2020/sep/2/trump-orders-anarchist- jurisdictions-funding-slash/> (9/2, Dinan, Boyer, 492K) says Trump directed Attorney General Barr "to come up with a list of communities that have forbidden police to step in to stop violence, have declared no-go zones for officers, or pursued `Defund Police' policies. Mr. Barr is also to look at communities that have rebuffed Mr. Trump's offers of federal law enforcement." The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/us- policy/2020/09/02/trump-memo-funding-cities/> (9/2, Stein, 14.2M) says the memo "comes as the president seeks to intensify his attacks on Democratic mayors of cities that have faced civil unrest amid protests against police brutality." In a tweet <https://twitter.corn/realDonaldTrump/status/1301315810485579776> Wednesday evening, Trump wrote, "My Administration will do everything in its power to prevent weak mayors and lawless cities from taking Federal dollars while they let anarchists harm people, bum buildings, and ruin lives and businesses. We're putting them on notice today. @RussVought45" The New York Times <https://vvww.nytimes.corn/2020/09/02/us/politicskrump-funding-cities.html> (9/2, Haberman, McKinley, 18.61M) reports that the move "is almost certain to face legal challenges, and Democrats and city officials reacted furiously." Politico <https://vvww.politico.cornMews/2020/09/02/trump-federal-money- police-408116> (9/2, Choi, 4.29M) says Senate Minority Leader Schumer "quickly denounced the Wednesday memo as a `foolish stunt,' urging the president to focus on the coronavirus pandemic instead of threatening federal funding for some of the country's largest cities." Cuomo: Trump Would Need An Army To Walk NYC Streets. Politico New York <https://www.politico.com/states/new-yorlc/city-hall/story/2020/09/02/cuomo-trump-would-need-an-army-with- him-if-he-walked-new-york-citys-streets-1315077> (9/2, Mahoney) reports that in response to Trump's threat "to withdraw federal funds from `anarchist' municipalities" like New York City, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) launched his "harshest attack yet on his fellow Queens native, saying he is `persona non grata' in the city of his birth." Cuomo said, "He can't have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City.... Forget bodyguards, he better have an army if he thinks he's going to walk down the streets in New York. ... He is persona non grata in New York City, and I think he knows that, and he'll never come back to New York, because New Yorkers will never forget how gratuitously mean he has been." A spokesperson for Cuomo "later clarified that Cuomo did not mean that the president would literally need such additional protection, but was simply illustrating how unwelcome he would be in the city." Shootings In NYC More Than Doubled In August. The New York Times EFTA00136610 <https://www.nytimes.coin/2020/09/02/nyregion/nyc-shootings-murders.html> (9/2, Zaveri, 18.61 M) reports that New York City "recorded 242 shootings in August, up from 91 last year, continuing a summer spike in gun violence that has become an issue in the presidential race." The "steep rise in gun violence...continued at an alarming rate in August, as shootings more than doubled over the same period last year and murders rose by nearly 50 percent, the police said." The Times says Trump "has seized" on the increase as he has "tried to shift the public's attention away from his response to the pandemic to what he depicts is out-of-control crime in New York City and other urban areas. He has tried to blame the rise in violence on local Democratic leaders." Protests Barr: DOJ Received Reports Of People Flying To DC To Exploit Protests. The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/09/02/us/politics/barr-trump-protest-violence.html> (9/2, Benner, 18.61M) reports that in an interview with CNN <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/08e44ee661cd447a8bcc0538211)75568?pubid=fbi> Wednesday, Attorney General Barr "sidestepped questions...about President Trump's incendiary conspiracy theory about a plane `loaded with thugs' headed to Washington over the weekend." Barr said that he did not know "what the president was specifically referring to," but that the F.B.I. was investigating reports that outsiders had traveled to the city to cause trouble. Barr "said the Justice Department had received reports that people from the West Coast and other parts of the country had flown to Washington to exploit protests for racial justice as opportunities to attack law enforcement and damage property." Barr said, "We received numerous reports of individuals coming from Portland, Washington — Seattle — and several other cities to come into Washington for the specific purpose of causing a riot.... I think there were many on planes." A USA Today <https://www.usatoday.corn/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/02/2020-election-donald-trump- wades-deeper-into-conspiracy-theories/569 I534002/> (9/2, Collins, Fritze, Jackson, 10.31M) analysis says Trump "has long embraced conspiracy theories as a way to attack his critics or divert attention from events that reflect poorly on him or his administration. But the dizzying pace in which he has given oxygen to outlandish tales that are typically the domain of Internet trolls or fringe groups like QAnon suggests the practice has now become a central part of his reelection strategy." WTimes Review Finds Rioters Are Often Local. The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.corn/news/2020/sep/2/outside-agitators-rioters-are-often-homegrown-probt> (9/2, Dinan, 492K) reports that while officials in the District of Columbia, Portland, and Kenosha Wisconsin blamed the violence in their cities on people coming in from other areas, "a Washington Times review of data" shows that claim is "not particularly accurate." Portland police arrests "from Aug. 21 to Aug. 31 showed nearly two-thirds of those charged were listed as from Portland, and that ratio grows even higher when close-in suburbs like Beaverton and Vancouver, Washington, are counted." Investigators Release Images Of Those Sought In Kenosha Arson Cases. The Kenosha News <https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-atf-releases-images-of-persons-of- interest-in-kenosha-arson-fires/article_0118e680-7b12-5e92-906b-34aabac05144.htmlfitracking-source=home- top-story> (9/2, Smith, 63K) reports investigators have released "photos and video of several people sought in arson fires" in Kenosha last week. A statement from the Milwaukee field office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives "stated that investigators are 'seeking to speak to at least seven persons of interest' in the fires set to businesses and vehicles in the unrest that followed the shooting of Jacob Blake" on August 23. EFTA00136611 Kenosha County Ends Curfew. The Kenosha News <https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/localikenosha-county- ends-curfew-effective-immediately/article_f2f06a8a-87da-5a6b-8662-19bb75681ea3.html#tracking- source=home-top-story-1> (9/2, 63K) reports Kenosha County, Wisconsin "has ended its State of Emergency Curfew. That decision was announced today after local officials consulted with law enforcement and community leaders." USA Today <https://vvww.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/02/lawsuit-kenosha-authorities- selectively-enforced-curfew/5696 I75002/> (9/2, Vielmetti, 10.31M) reports four people arrested in Kenosha during demonstrations "have sued the city and Kenosha County, claiming discriminatory curfew enforcement that violates the First Amendment." Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Public Supports BLM Protests, Doesn't See Crime As Top Issue. Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/no-bounce-in-support-for-trump-as-americans-see- pandemic-not-crime-as-top-issue-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN25TH3> (9/2, Kahn) reports that President Trump's "attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his re-election campaign has yet to boost his political standing, as most Americans do not see crime as a major problem confronting the nation and a majority remain sympathetic to anti-racism protests, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday." The poll "showed the majority — 78% — remain `very' or 'somewhat' concerned about the coronavirus," and "nearly 60% said Trump is at least partly responsible for the protracted school and business closures due to the virus.... By contrast, most Americans do not see crime as a major priority and do not think it is increasing in their communities, the poll showed." Moreover, "53% of American adults said they remain sympathetic to people out protesting against racial inequality, nearly unchanged from 52% in a similar poll that ran in late July." Meadows: Rioters Are Committing Acts Of Terror. Appearing on Fox News' Fox & Friends <https://video.foxnews.com/v/618692067100I? playlist_id=930909787001#sp=show-clips> (9/2, 831 K), Chief of Staff Meadows was asked, "Do you agree with the President's characterization of rioters as 'domestic terrorists?"' Meadows said, "Without a doubt. You know, what a terrorist does is try to instill fear....You don't have to go any further than perhaps even the roads outside the White House here where we have a number of these rioters trying to instill fear just in everyday Americans' lives. So whether you see it here or as the President was talking about in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this is a President that has been very clear. ... It's amazing when you stand up for safer communities and support law and order — and, more importantly, our law enforcement officers — how people of all parties come together." Barr: Idea Of "Epidemic" Of Police Violence Against Blacks Is A "False Narrative." Axios <https://www.axios.corn/barr-police-brutality-black-people-7ad I3aac-3e0f-412a-a791- ea818a266690.html> (9/2, Axios, 521K) reports that in an interview with CNN <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/16b1lcaf9bf440c296ef973ad6dc5732?pubid=fbi> Wednesday, Attorney General Barr "denied...that there are 'two justice systems' for Black and white people in the U.S." Barr argued that the idea that there is an "epidemic" of police shooting unarmed Black men is "simply a false narrative." Barr said, "I did say that I do think that there appears to be a phenomenon in the country where African Americans feel that they're treated, when they're stopped by police, frequently, as suspects before they are treated as citizens. I don't think that that necessarily reflects some deep-seated racism in police departments or in most police officers. I think the same kind of behavior is done by African American police officers." Administration Officials Criticize Portland Mayor's Handling Of Violence. EFTA00136612 Acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said on Fox Business' Varney & Co. <https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6186948514001/?playlist_id=933116618001#sp=show-clips> (9/2, 64K), "The first responsibility in these communities is state and local for policing, but we're seeing Portland intentionally not, and willfully, not police to the extent needed to stop the violence. You compare it to Kenosha. We saw the formula for a quick stop to violence and that was with a Democrat mayor and a Democrat governor. Partisanship shouldn't have anything to do with this. This is straight law enforcement." Acting CBP Commissioner Morgan said on Fox News' Bill Hemmer Reports that Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's "solution is to sit back and burn itself out. Literally that's what has happened. The city will bum itself to the ground. That's his strategy. It's outrageous and absurd and putting politics above public safety." Acting DHS Secretary Wolf said on Fox News' Daily Briefing <https://video.foxnews.com/v/6187045752001? playlist_id=5588812415001#sp=show-clips> (9/2) that "we see some District Attorneys taking a very strange approach and posture" to charging protesters. He said, "For instance, the District Attorney in Portland has advertised a series of crimes that he's not going to prosecute, and that involves interfering with a law enforcement officer, I would say, criminal trespassing, and others. And that sets a very dangerous precedent, it fosters this environment that the violence is okay, and it draws people to those communities." Barr: At Some Point, Federal Government Has To Step In. Attorney General Barr said on CNN <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/la8508c89ad9442e9a97c42501310680?pubid=fbi> (9/2, 2.25M) that "what we're trying to do is make clear that it's the state's responsibility and the locality to provide protection. If they are unable or unwilling to do that, at some point, things could reach a state where the federal government has to step in." He said, "It's very easy to maintain peace in these cities, in any city where the mayor backs the police, the police chief is doing his job, and the governor's willing to provide backup support, there will be peace on the streets and there has been peace on the streets." Portland Mayor Moving After Rioters Target His Condo Complex. The Washington Free Beacon <https://freebeacon.corrildemocrats/portland-mayor-to-move-after-rioters-target-his-condo-building/> (9/2, Nester, 78K) reports Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) said Tuesday that he intends to move "after anti-police rioters repeatedly targeted" his condominium complex. The announcement comes after "a massive demonstration outside of the 114-unit high-rise on Monday, where more than 200 rioters gathered around the building, vandalized it with spray paint, and threw burning objects inside." In an email to his neighbors, Wheeler wrote, "I want to express my sincere apologies for the damage to our home and the fear that you are experiencing due to my position.... It's unfair to all of you who have no role in politics or in my administration." Breitbart <https://vvwvv.breitbart.corn/politics/2020/09/02/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-looking-to-move-after-protesters- target-his-condo-buildinp (9/2, Bleau, 673K) provides similar coverage of Wheeler's announcement. President Trump reacted to Wheeler's announcement in a tweet <https://twittercorn/realDonaldTrump/status/1301253108404613121> Wednesday afternoon. Trump wrote, "Mayor Wheeler just got harassed out of his own home in Portland by so-called 'friendly protesters'. The Anarchists, Agitators and Looters treat him HORRIBLY, even though he is so nice and respectful to them. Criminals only understand strength!" Federal Prosecutors Charge Portland Man For Ramming Federal Officers With SUV. The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/2/feds-charge-man-attacking-federal-police-suv-portU> (9/2, Dinan, 492K) reports federal prosecutors have announced charges against Lonnie Vantewa Albert, "a Portland man they say targeted federal police officers for an attack, smashing his SUV into their vehicle then trying to run them down." The officers "were on their way back to their hotel early Sunday when they say an SUV began hounding them in their rental car. The SUV tried to block them in, and as they swerved, it smashed them, spinning out in the process. When one of the officers got out to check for injuries, the man drove at the officer, then swerved away and fled, prosecutors said." When the officers "followed the SUV into a hospital parking lot, it rammed into their rental car again." Albert "was charged with assault." EFTA00136613 US Marshals Deputize Oregon State Troopers. The New York Post <https://nypost.com/2020/09/02/us-marshals- deputize-oregon-state-police-amid-portland-riots/> (9/2, Fitz-Gibbon, 4.57M) reports that the US Marshals Service has deputized Oregon state troopers "to help local police quell riots in Portland, authorizing troopers to charge protesters under federal law, according to reports." The troopers will also have "law enforcement authority on federal property." The Post adds, "The deputized troopers can make arrests that are prosecuted by Oregon US Attorney Billy Williams rather than Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt." Washington Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Making Bomb Threat At Portland Police Precinct. Fox News <https://www.foxnews.corn/us/seattle-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-making-bomb-threat-claiming-explosives- planted-at-police-precinct-in-portland> (9/2, Givas, 27.59M) reports, "A Seattle man was arrested on Wednesday for threatening to destroy a police precinct in Portland, Ore., and also stands accused of using an online communication system to claim he'd planted explosives inside the building." US Attorney Brian Moran "announced the charges against the 36-year-old suspect, Kyle Robert Tornow, who appeared in U.S. District Court following his arrest, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Case files state Tornow allegedly used the city Police TracklT system to send a message, claiming he'd planted a bomb at one of the nearby police precincts. He used the alias TORNOW and claimed to have set a device that was `undetectable' to canine units. He also claimed if he was caught that, `others will take my place and immediately detonate the bomb.' Biden Says Portland Victim Was "Inciting Responses." Joel B. Pollak writes on Breitbart <https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/02/joe-biden-claims-without- evidence-portland-victim-incited-his-own-death/> (9/2, 673K) that Joe Biden "suggested Wednesday that the victim of a shooting in Portland, Oregon, was killed because he and other pro-Trump demonstrators had been `inciting responses." Biden said, "I think what happened in Portland, where a — one of the Trump guys riding along in vans, inciting responses, shooting rubber bullets, I guess, or paintballs, apparently there was someone shot by someone in the crowd, with a bullet. Killed. I think that person should meet the legal requirements, whatever that calls for, be investigated, and it should follow through on what needs to be done. Let the judicial system work. Let's make sure justice is done." Pollak adds that Aaron "Jay" Danielson "was killed after the pro- Trump caravan was over, as he was walking down the street. The reported suspect, Michael Forest Reinoehl, is a supporter of Black Lives Matter and Antifa, according to the Oregonian." Biden To Visit Kenosha Thursday, Will Meet With Members Of Blake's Family. On ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/344e2e14233740abb67f11861.38b9cbc?pubid=fbi> (9/2, story 5, 2:15, Llamas, 6.93M), Mary Bruce reported Joe Biden "is stepping up his travel," planning to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin on Thursday. Bruce said Biden will be meeting with members of Jacob Blake's family, which President Trump did not do during his visit on Tuesday. Peter Alexander said on NBC Nightly News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/23aa5703c1b4436abc351b5bcb31152f?pubid=fbi> (9/2, story 3, 2:15, Jackson, 5.53M) that Biden will visit "the scarred city of Kenosha." Ed O'Keefe of the CBS Evening News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/92cffb76c2364cd0ab26841d7d95400e?pubid=fbi> (9/2, story 4, 2:40, O'Donnell, 4M) said Biden is "really ramping up" his travel, with plans to also visit Pennsylvania next week. The Chicago Sun-Times <https://chicago.suntimestorn/politics/2020/9/2/21418369/joe-jill-biden-visit-kenosha- jacob-blake-donald-trump?tpcc=email-breaking> (9/2, Sweet, 875K) reports, "The campaign said Biden hold a community meeting in Kenosha to bring together Americans to heal and address the challenges we face. After, Vice President Biden and Dr. Biden will make a local stop." Politico <https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/02/joe-jill-biden-to-visit-kenosha-407726> (9/2, Korecki, 4.29M) EFTA00136614 reports Democrats "have been critical of Biden for not having visited the state sooner, and some feared the recent unrest would boost Trump if Biden didn't take a tough stand against violence that came after the unrest." The AP <https://apnews.com/64f37850b73c647eaelc2652838B3ee> (9/2, Barrow) reports Biden "said he wants to help 'heal' a city reeling from another police shooting of a Black man. The wounding of Jacob Blake and subsequent demonstrations have made the political battleground state a focal point for debate over police and protest violence, as well as the actions of vigilante militias." The Washington Examiner <https://vvww.washingtonexaminer.cornMews/overwhelming-requests-biden-says-hell-be-a-positive-influence- in-kenosha-wisconsin> (9/2, Lim, 448K) reports Biden told reporters, "There's been overwhelming requests that I do come. Because what we want to do is we've got to heal, we've got to put things together, bring people together. My purpose in going is to do just that, to be a positive influence." The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel <https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/02/joe-biden-visit-kenosha- thursday/5690685002/> (9/2, Beck, 632K) reports, "It's the first visit to Wisconsin by Biden this year, and the first to the state by a Democratic presidential nominee since 2012." Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-02/biden-to-visit-kenosha-site-of-civil-unrest- after-trump?smd=premium&sref=3IOEzKok> (9/2, Pager, 4.73M) reports Biden has already "spoken with Blake's family, [and] said Wednesday that the officer should face charges for the incident." Trump "declined to speak with Blake's mother because she wanted lawyers to monitor the conversation." The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/us/politics/biden-ads-trump.html> (9/2, Goldmacher, Haberman, 18.61 M) reports that the Biden campaign has also "unveiled a new television ad condemning the rioters and looters that have vexed some American cities as he races to cut off President Trump's efforts to define the Democrats as the party of lawlessness." White House Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstem said on Fox News' America's Newsroom <https://video.foxnews.corn/v/6186997322001?playlist_id=903354961001fisp=show-clips> (9/2, 896K), "It's too little, too late. I mean, it's unfortunate that violence and rioting and the President, President Trump, taking that seriously is finally what will get a Democratic presidential candidate to visit the people of Wisconsin." RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel said on Fox News' Bill Hemmer Reports <https://video.foxnews.com/v/6187078151001? playlist_id=1652733257164085878#sp=show-clips> (9/2), "Joe Biden doesn't know how to lead, so I'm glad he's following in the President's footsteps." Townhall <https://townhall.corn/tipsheet/reaganmecarthy/2020/09/02/biden-to-visit-kenosha-n2575525> (9/2, McCarthy, 177K) says that after Trump "demonstrated leadership for the people of Kenosha, who have experienced the devastation first-hand, Biden is now reversing course and plans to visit Kenosha on Thursday." The Kenosha News <https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/locaUbiden-to-visit-kenosha-on- thursday/article_ca7eea5c-dcd4-51bb-9701-1964ef40af36.htmlfitracking-source=home-top-story-1> (9/2, Lee, 63K) reports, "Both Trump and Joe Biden have condemned the physical damage done to the city while also both saying they support non-destructive demonstrations." Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-09-02/biden-calls-for-charges-against-officer-who-shot-jacob- blake?smd=premium> (9/2, Epstein, 4.73M), Politico <https://www.politico.corn/news/2020/09/02/joe-jill- biden-to-visit-kenosha-407726> (9/2, Korecki, 4.29M), and the CNBC <https://www.cnbc.corn/2020/09/02/joe- biden-to-visit-kenosha-wisconsin-on-thursday.html> (9/2, 3.62M) website are among the other outlets covering Biden's planned visit. Former Owner Of Store Attended Trump Roundtable After Current Owners Refused. USA Today <https://vvwvv.usatoday.cotn/story/news/politics/2020/09/02/kenosha-camera-store-owners-refused-participate- trump-visit/5689324002/> (9/2, Cummings, Beck, Glauber, 10.31M) reports the owners of Rode's Camera Shop in Kenosha declined to meet with Trump during his visit. Paul Willette told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "I didn't want anything to do with President Trump. If it were any other president I would, but not this one." Co- owner Tom Gram "was surprised to see on TV that Trump was instead joined by" the store's former owner John Rode, who sold it to his two former employees nine years ago, who "was very supportive of the president." The President described Rode as the owner of the business during a roundtable discussion. EFTA00136615 "Antifa.com" Redirects To Biden Site. The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.coin/2020/09/02/us/elections/visitors-to-antifacom-are-redirected-to-bidens-website-his- campaign-is-not-happy.html> (9/2, Epstein, Alba, 18.61M) reports that Antifa.com redirects to Biden's campaign website. The Times says "the switch is a prank, one that ties [Biden] to a largely online, far-left activist network to which President Trump has falsely sought to link" Biden. Several weeks ago, "right-wing influencers began tweeting about the website forwarding," and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) shared the link Tuesday in a since-deleted tweet. Barr Says Blake Was Armed And "In The Midst Of Committing A Felony." The New York Post <https://nypost.corn/2020/09/02/bill-barr-claims-jacob-blake-was-committing-a-felony-and- armedk (9/2, Tacopino, 4.57M) reports Attorney General Barr said Wednesday that Jacob Blake "was committing a felony and armed when a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot him seven times in the back." Contrasting the case with the death of George Floyd, Barr told CNN, "Floyd was already subdued, incapacitated in handcuffs and was not armed. In the Jacob case, he was in the midst of committing a felony and he was armed." Attorneys for Blake "said that Barr was simply `misinformed' on the facts of the case." Chicago Alderman Urges National Guard Deployment In City. Fox News <https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-alderman-national-guard-gang-targeting-police> (9/2, Kaplan, 27.59M) reports on its website that Chicago Alderman Anthony Napolitano called on city officials "to request the National Guard be deployed to the city Wednesday" Napolitano told Fox News' Outnumbered Overtime <https://video.foxnews.corn/v/6187029261001?playlist_id=5588990584001#sp=show-clips> that "we need help." Napolitano's call comes as "the Chicago Police Department has confirmed to Fox News that the FBI has sent out an intelligence alert warning area law enforcement of a pact among street gangs" to "shoot on-sight any cop that has a weapon drawn on any subject in public." Napolitano said, "This anti-police movement, this defund the police movement has created a brazen attitude with criminals in the city of Chicago. ... We knew that criminals were going to be so emboldened to put bounties on police officers. We saw this coming and we warned people of it and it fell on deaf ears and now we're dealing with this just ridiculous ideology to defund the police, asking to take money away from the police." GOP Lawmakers Call On Bowser To Answer For Protester Violence In DC. The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.corn/news/2020/sep/2/house-republicans-demand-dc- mayor-muriel-bowser-atil> (9/2, Mordock, 492K) reports Republican members of the House Judiciary and Oversight committees demanded District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) "answer for the increased protester violence plaguing the nation's capital, including the angry mob that swarmed people attending President Trump's nomination speech." Reps. James Comer (R-TN) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote a letter to Bowser Wednesday "questioning why more wasn't done to confront the agitators." They wrote, "Your choice to surrender the streets of D.C. to violent left-wing extremists and agitators so that they can intimidate, coerce, and assault innocent people places at risk all who live, work and patronize businesses in the District.... You must restore order and peace to the District before left-wing violent extremism gets further out of hand." The lawmakers "asked the mayor to turn over all documents and communications outlining the city's response to 'violent left-wing agitators harassing peaceful individuals' between June I and the present." Republicans Blast Bowser Over List Calling For Renaming, Removing Monuments. The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.comflocal/dc-politics/bowser-trump-renamings/2020/09/02/3a4253c8-ed24-11ea- ab4e-581edb849379_story.html> (9/2, Zauzmer, Brice-Saddler, 14.2M) reports that as President Trump "has EFTA00136616 picked fights with liberal mayors of American cities, [Bowser] gave him ammunition Tuesday" by "publishing a sweeping list of historical figures whose names should be removed from public property or `contextualized.' Among the sites mentioned were the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial." The White House "lashed out," and Bowser "quickly retreated, modifying the document to remove specific federal properties over which the District has no control." Congressional Republicans "castigated Bowser for the report.... Many pointed to the page that Bowser removed from the document, which listed eight federal sites that the mayor could consider asking the federal government to `remove, relocate, or contextualize.' The list included the statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike that the District has long endorsed removing...but also world-famous sites such as the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument — both named for presidents who owned enslaved people." Bernhardt : DC Monuments Will Not Be Removed Or Renamed. Interior Secretary Bernhardt was asked on Fox News' The Story <https://video.foxnews.corn/v/6187184761001?playlist_id=5410209611001fisp=show-clips> (9/2) to respond to Bowser's comments after the Administration rejected a list of recommendations for removing, relocating, or renaming national monuments. Bernhardt said that "no one will be removing or renaming the Washington Monument or the Jefferson Memorial, none of that is going to happen." He added, "Each of these great individuals did great things. No one is saying that each of these individuals was a perfect human being." Republican State AGs: Democrats Have "Capitulated To Criminals Run Amok." The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/2/republican-attorneys-general-call- democrats-condernk (9/2, Mordock, 492K) reports, "The Republican attorneys general of 26 states on Wednesday marked the 100th day of protests in Portland, Oregon, by calling on Democratic officials to condemn the violence escalating in city streets across the nation." The Times adds that "in a press call with reporters, members of the Republican Attorneys General Association said Democratic politicians have `capitulated to criminals run amok.'" Said Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, "It is unacceptable that the attorney general of any state would stand idly by and watch their own cities burn around them. We must restore stability and order to end this lawlessness." The Federalist <https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/02/gop-attorneys-general-condemn- riots-after-100-days-of-liberal-lawlessness/> (9/2, Davidson, 126K) indicates "the group of attorneys general pushed back on the narrative that these riots are `perfectly peaceful,' claiming that in order for them to ensure peoples' first amendment rights, there must be clear enforcement of the rule of law." After High-Profile Uses Of Force, Police Chiefs Call For New Tactics. NBC Nightly News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/lca3a0d9a41a49bcb88d06dbd4c03a28? pubid=fbi> (9/2, story 8, 2:10, Jackson, 5.53M) reported, "In Kenosha, Wisconsin, police say Jacob Blake was not obeying commands, so their use of force quickly escalated from tasers to gunshots. In Minneapolis, George Floyd died after a police officer's continued physical force. Studies show that police use some kind of force at least half a million times a year. Often amping it up for failure to immediately comply with an order. But the recent deadly encounters has many police chiefs telling their recruits that's outdated thinking ... Jeff Wexler of the Police Executive Research Forum has long advocated training in deescalation. He says leaders should review videos like the Jacob Blake shooting and ask, how would I handle that?" WPost Analysis: White Male Police Departments Have Not Changed To Reflect Their Communities. A Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/national/elijah-mcclains-death-reflects-failures-of-white- suburban-police-departments/2020/09/02/8750a726-e3e4-11ea-9dd2-95be2a2bef2e_story.html> (9/2, Wilson, I4.2M) analysis says "Being Black...has proved dangerous" in "many of the nation's suburbs where predominantly White, male police departments, once a fair facsimile of their communities, have failed to change as rapidly as the places they are charged with protecting." Black men "have been killed by suburban police officers in Ferguson, Mo., in Falcon Heights, Minn., and in Vallejo, Calif., where police officers are being EFTA00136617 investigated for allegedly bending a prong on their star badges to proudly signify that they have killed someone on duty." The Post story focuses particularly on the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, CO, where "a tradition of impunity for police officers, a cumbersome hiring process and a changing population have resulted in deep public mistrust of the police force and numerous legal complaints against the department in recent years." Antifa Leader Armed With Flamethrower Bursts Into Tears Upon Being Arrested In Wisconsin. The New York Post <https://nypost.com/2020/09/02/antifa-commander-with-flamethrower-cried-when-he-was- arrested/> (9/2, Brown, 4.57M) reports, "An Antifa leader known as Commander Red was busted carrying a flamethrower to a Wisconsin Black Lives Matter rally — and `dropped into the fetal position and began crying' when stopped by cops, officials said." The Post adds that according to WBAY-TV <https://vvww.wbay.com/2020/08/31/neenah-man-arrested-at-green-bay-protest-has-ties-to-antifak Green Bay, WI (9/2, 113K), "Matthew Banta, 23, is `known to be a violent Antifa member who incites violence in otherwise relatively peaceful protests.'" When he was arrested, "he was carrying stickers and a flag for the controversial group...along with `military-grade 5-minute' smoke grenades, fireworks rockets, and a flamethrower," according to the Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette <https://www.greenbaypressgazette.cotn/story/news/2020/08/31/neenah- man-charged-bringing-smoke-grenades-green-bay-rally-accused-pointing-rifle-police-waupaca/3448722001/> (9/2, Mathew, 124K). The Daily Caller <https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/02/antifa-leader-wielding-flamethrower- cries-tears-arrest/> (9/2, Devlin, 716K), and Townhall <https://townhall.corthipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/09/02/antifa-fetal-position-n2575505> (9/2, Barkoukis, 177K), among other news outlets, also report the story. Chauvin's Lawyers Say Police Manual Teaches Officers To Place Knee On Suspect's Neck. Katie Pavlich writes on Townhall <https://townhall.corn/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/09/02/new-evidence-in-the- george-floyd-case-that-could-change-everything-n2575428> (9/2, 177K) that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin's lawyers "are requesting the dismissal of murder and manslaughter charges against him for the death of George Floyd. They're using the police training manual as justification." In the Minneapolis Police Department training manual, "officers are shown how to subdue violent or resisting suspects by placing their knee on the neck." Pavlich adds, "Newly released court documents show Floyd had a `fatal level' of fentanyl in his system when he died. He also resisted arrest before being placed on the ground by officers." Police Body Cam Footage Of Man's Death Sparks Protests In Rochester. ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/914e60d0195a4ad7957dce68eae22a I c? pubid=fbi> (9/2, story 7, 1:55, Llamas, 6.93M) reported there is "growing anger" in Rochester, New York "after the release of body cam video of a police encounter ruled a homicide. Police and protesters facing off, then clashing this afternoon." The conflict stems from an incident last March in which "a mentally troubled man [was] handcuffed and pinned down in the street. Officers not noticing at first that he had stopped breathing." ABC (Norma) added that in the body cam footage, "an officer holds [Daniel] Prude's head down for more than two minutes as his yells become whimpers, and then he appears to stop breathing.... Prude died seven days later. The medical examiner calling his death a homicide." Prude's "family is calling for the officers involved to be fired and charged." The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/09/02/nyregion/rochester-cops-put- hood-on-man-dies.html> (9/2, Closson, Shanahan, 18.61M) reports New York State Attorney General Letitia James "and the Rochester police chief said they were conducting inquiries into the death. The officers involved are still on the force." EFTA00136618 Police Held Black Jogger For Two Days After Mistaking Him For A Suspect. ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/b2081332 I 044d4a13bef292c50b56f565? pubid=fbi> (9/2, story 8, 0:40, Llamas, 6.93M) reported that in San Antonio, Texas "a Black jogger [is] speaking out after he was confused by police for a suspect in a family violence case and spent two days in jail. Body camera video shows police stopping Matthias Ometu who refused to tell them his name, which people have the right to do in Texas." Ometu was handcuffed and put in a police car. The victim "said he was not the suspect, but police booked him for assaulting a peace officer." ABC added, "The charges have been dropped, but Ometu says the unfair treatment he received must still be addressed." Operation LeGend Florida Man Suspected Of Missouri Homicide Is Captured In Operation LeGend. The Kansas City (MO) Star <https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article245434205.html> (9/2, Cronkleton, 549K) reports, "A Florida man suspected in a homicide that occurred during a home invasion robbery in Tallahassee has been caught by federal agents in Jackson County. The department of just