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near the Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area at Maceday Lake and Cross roads, according to White Lake police." 
At about 9 a.m. Friday, detectives "were notified by the FBI task force about the location of the suspect's vehicle 
and stopped it around 1-275 and Michigan Avenue, where the search warrants were then executed." 
Among other outlets reporting are the Detroit (MI) Free Press 
<https://www.freep.com/stoty/news/locaUmichigan/oakland/2020/08/01/susie-zhao-poker-player-
death/5562527002/> (8/1, 1.52M) and ABC News <https://abcnews.go.corn/US/police-arrest-suspect-connected-
apparent-killing-professional-poker/story?id=72124246> (8/1, News, 2.97M). 
Task Force Arrests Grand Island Man On Drug Charges. 
The Grand Island (NE) Independent <https://theindependent.com/news/crimes/task-force-arrests-grand-island-
man-on-drug-charges/article_ae5fe4dc-d460-11ea-9a4f-df7bcdbc5b55.html> (8/1, 52K) reported members of the 
Central Nebraska Drug and Safe Streets Task Force "arrested a 48-year-old Grand Island man Thursday 
afternoon on drug charges." Daniel Harp was arrested "for possession of a controlled substance (meth) with 
intent to distribute and possession of a controlled substance (Xanax)." Grand Island Police Capt. Jim Duering 
"said the FBI-sponsored task force does most of its investigations at the federal level." 
Maryland Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For False Use Of A Passport. 
The Baynet (MD) <https://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0720/bowie-man-sentenced-to-18-months-in-federal-
prison-for-false-use-of-a-passport.html> (7/31) reported that US District Judge George Hazel III "sentenced 
Arinze Michael Ozor, age 37, of Bowie, Maryland, a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria, to 18 months 
in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for forgery or false use of a passport, in 
connection with his use of false passports to open `drop accounts' for a money laundering conspiracy." Judge 
Hazel also ordered Ozor to pay restitution of $43,000. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney 
for the District of Maryland Robert Hur, who "commended the FBI and the DSS for their work in the 
investigation." 
FBI: San Antonio Man Arrested, Charged With Distribution Of Child Pornography. 
KSAT-TV <https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/08/01/fbi-san-antonio-man-arrested-charged-with-
distribution-of-child-pornography/> San Antonio (8/1, Rodriguez, 198K) reported a 62-year-old San Antonio 
man "is now behind bars and charged with distributing child pornography, according to the FBI." Juan 
Benavidez "was arrested Thursday after federal authorities filed a federal complaint." An FBI release said, "A 
preliminary examination of the iPhone revealed the presence of multiple image files depicting minors engaged in 
sexually explicit activity as well as the use of the mobile messaging application named Kik to receive and 
distribute files depicting child pornography between April and June of this year." 
Suspect Accused Of Fatally Beating Another Man In Tulsa Has Been Arrested. 
The Tulsa (OK) World <https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-victim-beaten-to-death-
police-say-suspect-arrested-on-federal-murder-complaint/article_7d61122a-98fc-5c 10-9805-
e57b6e3c34b3.html> (7/31, 205K) reported Tulsa police and the FBI "worked to arrest a man accused of fatally 
beating" Donald Thomas, 36, "to death with a water key late Thursday night." Kyle Freeman, 34, "was booked 
into the Tulsa County Jail on Friday morning on a hold for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a murder 
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complaint." Thomas, "whose death is Tulsa's 46th homicide of 2020, was also a tribal citizen." The FBI and 
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Police "were notified." 
Woman Suspected Of Murder Of Former Springfield Couple Found In New Mexico. 
The Eugene (OR) Register-Guard <https://www.registerguard.corn/news/20200731/woman-suspected-of-
murder-of-former-springfield-couple-found-in-new-mexico> (7/31, Brown, 183K) reported, "A 46-year-old 
woman was arrested in New Mexico on a fugitive warrant this week, for suspected involvement in a 2018 
murder of a Grant County couple." The couple Terry and Sharon Smith "were former Springfield residents." On 
Wednesday, the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Department "notified Grant County Sheriff's office they had 
arrested Gabrielle Isabella Connery, 46, on a fugitive warrant stemming from a two-year investigation of the 
case." The Bend Office of the FBI "was involved in this case." 
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive From Tacoma Tracked Down In Mexico. 
KIRO-TV <https://www.kiro7.corn/news/local/fbi-ten-most-wanted-fugitive-tacoma-tracked-down-
mexico/HFXYREQUHBCLLEGW7JYV3WWKWQ> Seattle (7/31, 34K) reported a FBI "Ten Most Wanted 
Fugitive" from Tacoma "was tracked down in Mexico and was booked into the Pierce County Jail on Thursday." 
Santiago Mederos is "accused of shooting Camille and Josh Love in what investigators believe was a case of 
mistaken identity." 
Financial Crime & Corporate Scandals 
FBI Raids Legislative Office Of Former Ohio House Speaker. 
The Dayton (OH) Daily News <https://www.daytondailynews.corn/news/federal-agents-search-ohio-house-
looking-for-items-from-householder/YLFWEKR2PBAVFHCF7LMY4BYBZA> (7/31, Bischoff, 121K) reports, 
"Federal agents executed a search warrant on the Ohio House on Friday to seize items from state Rep. Larry 
Householder's office." The Dayton Daily News "obtained a copy of the search warrant and seizure inventory 
through a public records request. The House GOP caucus issued the following statement: `The Ohio House of 
Representatives today received and fully cooperated with a federal search warrant for personal items at the Riffe 
Center belonging to Larry Householder. The House will continue cooperating with federal investigators as part 
of our effort to restore integrity and trust to the House.' 
The Cleveland Plain Dealer <https://www.cleveland.corrilopen/2020/07/fbi-agents-raid-ex-house-speaker-larry-
householders-legislative-office.html> (7/31, Pelzer, 895K) reports from Columbus, Ohio, "FBI agents raided ex-
House Speaker Larry Householder's legislative office on Friday, seizing a number of personal items, according 
to a House Republican spokeswoman." The Plain Dealer adds, "The move comes a day after a federal grand jury 
indicted the Perry County Republican and four allies on racketeering conspiracy charges for allegedly running a 
$60 million bribery scheme using FirstEnergy money to pass a $1.3 billion bailout of two nuclear power plants. 
Lawmakers also removed Householder as speaker on Thursday. The search warrant, approved Thursday evening, 
sought six boxes and four envelopes containing computers, storage devices, records, calendars, call lists, 
photographs, as well as evidence of who used the computers and how." 
The Cincinnati Enquirer <https://www.cincinnati.corn/story/news/2020/07/31/fbi-seize-ex-speaker-larry-
householders-property-bribery-probe/5556287002/> (7/31, Balmert, 223K) reports, "The FBI was searching for 
records or information related to allegations that Householder and four others participated in a nearly $61 million 
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scheme to help Householder win control of the House, pass a $1.3 billion bailout for two nuclear plants in 
northern Ohio and upend an effort to block the law on the ballot. Householder and his alleged co-conspirators 
were indicted on racketeering charges Thursday." 
FBI Visits Office Of Kentucky Official Who Gave Wife Bonuses. 
The Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader <https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-
govemment/article244609402.html> (7/31, Estep, 257K) reports, "It appears the FBI is following up after the 
state auditor's office found that a Kentucky county attorney gave his wife bonuses totaling $126,500 in two 
years." According to the Herald-Leader, "The audit found that Lawrence County Attorney Mike Hogan gave a 
total of $134,500 in bonuses to staff members between July I, 2017 and June 30, 2019 from delinquent tax fees, 
but that nearly all the money went to Hogan's wife, a legal secretary in his office." The Herald-Leader adds, 
"The office referred the findings to the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the 
state Revenue Department and the county ethics board. On Thursday, Katie Anderson, a spokeswoman for the 
FBI in Kentucky, confirmed agents were `conducting judicially authorized activity' at the Lawrence County child 
support office." 
FBI Searches Offices Of Philadelphia Firm In Fraud Probe. 
The Inquirer (PA) <https://vvww.inquirer.com/news/par-funding-better-financial-plan-joseph-laforte-dean-
vagnozzi-20200731.html> (7/31, Distefano, Roebuck, Arvedlund, 347K) reports, "FBI agents have raided the 
Old City offices of Par Funding, the firm at the core of an alleged $500 million investment scheme and the 
subject of a wide-ranging U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint." The Inquirer adds, "The agents 
executed search warrants on Tuesday morning at locations that included a Par Funding office at 141 N. Second 
St., according to law-enforcement sources familiar with the matter who were not authorized to publicly discuss 
it. In its recent sweeping complaint against Par and others alleging financial fraud, the SEC relied on at least one 
recording in which an `FBI confidential source' spoke with one of the pitchmen who raised money from 
investors in the scheme." 
In a separate article, the Inquirer (PA) <https://www.inquirer.corn/news/par-funding-lisa-mcelhone-joe-laforte-
cbsg-sec-complaint-20200731.html> (7/31, Arvedlund, Distefano, 347K) reports, "In a sweeping new complaint, 
the Securities and Exchange Commission said that the couple who operated Par Funding out of Philadelphia, 
joined by others, raised almost $500 million nationwide from 1,200 investors by selling 'unregistered, fraudulent 
securities offerings' with lies. Using undercover operatives posing as investors, and at least one FBI recording, 
regulators uncovered a web of pitchmen and women stretching from Philadelphia to Florida, who turned high-
interest cash-advance loans to small businesses into an investment vehicle to gull investors. At the center of the 
multistate web were Joseph W. LaForte, 50, and his wife, Lisa McElhone, 40, the agency said." 
New Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty To Prescription Fraud Ring. 
NJ News <https://www.nj.com/warren/2020/08/phillipsburg-womans-prescription-fraud-ring-bilked-insurance-
taxpayers-out-of-88m.html> (8/2, Satullo, I.72M) reports, "A 38-year-old Phillipsburg woman has admitted her 
role in an insurance fraud scheme that bilked public and private health plans out of at least $8.8 million by filling 
fake prescriptions for compounded medicines." Christine Myers "pocketed almost $1.5 million in the scheme to 
get insurance reimbursements for phony prescriptions and faces up to a decade in prison, according to a news 
release. The former co-owner of a New Jersey marketing company last week pleaded guilty to conspiracy to 
commit healthcare fraud via video conference before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez. `Christine 
Myers treated health insurance plans as a vehicle to line her own pockets when she engaged in an elaborate 
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scheme that resulted in defrauding insurers out of at least $8.8 million,' said Joe Denahan, the FBI Newark 
Acting Special Agent in Charge." 
Kentucky Man Sentenced For Running Ponzi Scheme. 
WTVQ-TV <https://r.bulletinintelligence.com/9aldc35187704fl 6a751c799aedc4100> Lexington, KY (7/31, 
Rogers) reports from London, Kentucky, "A 58-year-old Somerset, Ky., man was sentenced to nine years in 
prison and ordered to repay more than $2.4 million for running an Ponzi scheme and wire fraud for almost two 
years." US District Judge Claria Horn Book "ordered the sentence for Rodney Scott Phelps on charges of 
conspiring to commit wire fraud and committing wire fraud by perpetrating a complex Ponzi scheme." WTVQ-
TV adds, "From January 2012 through October 2014, Phelps and co-defendant Jason Castenir defrauded 13 
victims out of more than $2.4 million, through three fake investment schemes. `Abusing the trust placed in him 
by dozens of investors, Rodney Phelps engaged in multiple fraudulent investment schemes over the course of 
several years,' said Special Agent in Charge Robert Brown, FBI Louisville Field Office." 
US Charges Florida Doctor In Fraud Probe. 
The Palm Beach (FL) Post <https://www.palmbeachpost.corn/news/20200731/delray-beach-addiction-treatment-
doctor-arrested-in-681m-fraud-case> (7/31, Isger, 223K) reports, "A Delray Beach doctor who once tried to 
distance himself from a sober home that federal investigators said preyed on young addicts and scammed 
insurers out of tens of millions of dollars is now facing charges that he was deeply involved in such schemes at 
50 addiction treatment facilities — on a scale that reached $681 million." The Post adds, "In what appears to be 
the largest such case to date, Dr. Michael J. Ligotti has been arrested and charged with conspiring to commit 
health care fraud and wire fraud for his alleged role in a nine-year scheme to fraudulently bill for tests and 
treatments of vulnerable patients seeking a path out of drug and alcohol addiction, the U.S. Department of Justice 
announced Friday. The case was investigated by the Palm Beach County office of the FBI with the assistance of 
the IRS, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, as well as the 
Amtrak Office of the Inspector General." WPEC-TV <https://cbs12.com/news/local/palm-beach-county-doctor-
charged-in-681m-substance-abuse-treatment-fraud-scheme> West Palm Beach, FL (7/31, Lolo, 97K) also 
reports. 
Defendant Admits Role In Insurance Fraud Scheme. 
The Lehigh Valley (PA) Express Times <https://www.lehighvalleylive.corn/news/2020/08/phillipsburg-womans-
prescription-fraud-ring-bilked-insurance-taxpayers-out-of-88m.html> (8/2, Satullo, 257K) reports Pennsylvania 
resident Christine Myers "has admitted her role in an insurance fraud scheme that bilked public and private 
health plans out of at least $8.8 million by filling fake prescriptions for compounded medicines." The Express-
Times quotes "Joe Denahan, the FBI Newark Acting Special Agent in Charge," who said Myers "treated health 
insurance plans as a vehicle to line her own pockets when she engaged in an elaborate scheme that resulted in 
defrauding insurers out of at least $8.8 million." Denahan added, "The FBI, in conjunction with our law 
enforcement partners, will continue to investigate and bring to justice criminals who defraud the system and 
cheat" US taxpayers. 
Cyber Division 
Florida Teenager Facing Felony Charges Over Hack Of Celebrity Twitter Accounts. 
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On its front page, the New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/technology/twitter-hack-
arrest.html> (7/31, Al, Conger, Popper, 18.61M) reports 17-year-old Graham Ivan Clark of Florida "faces 30 
felony charges in the hack" of several celebrity Twitter accounts, including those of former President Barack 
Obama, Joe Biden, and Kanye West. Clark "was arrested in his Tampa apartment, where he lived by himself, 
early Friday, state officials said." The Times adds that he's "being charged as an adult." Moreover, "two other 
people, Mason John Sheppard, 19, of the United Kingdom, and Nima Fazeli, 22, of Orlando, Fla., were accused 
of helping Mr. Clark," with prosecutors indicating that they "appeared to have aided the central figure in the 
attack, who went by the name Kirk." While documents disclosed Friday don't provide Kirk's true identity, "they 
suggest that it was Mr. Clark." 
On ABC World News Tonight 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/e0bfe49a213d4197835679e6266803ec?pubid=fbi> (7/31, story 11, 
1:03, Llamas, 6.66M), correspondent Pierre Thomas reported authorities asserted that Clark is "the mastermind" 
behind the attack. Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren said, "Make no mistake, this was not an ordinary 
17-year-old. This was a highly sophisticated attack and it could have destabilized financial markets both in 
America and across the globe." Thomas added, "More than $100,000 was illegally raised using those Twitter 
accounts to urge victims to send money to bogus charities." 
On NBC Nightly News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.cotn/18c8a0cef6284224bb8e0763d36c128d? 
pubid=fbi> (7/31, story 10, 1:41, Holt, 5.44M), correspondent Jo Ling Kent reported that Twitter "says the scam 
targeted a small number of employees by phone, enabling hackers to access [the] accounts and direct messages." 
Twitter on Friday said, "We appreciate the shift actions of law enforcement and will continue to cooperate."' A 
front-page Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-authorities-arrest-suspect-in-twitter-hack-
11596223550> (7/31, Al, McMillan, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) story says that according the Warren, 
several law-enforcement agencies probed the attack, including the Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. 
The CBS Evening News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/c53e591c88a84903bec6fecf0b71899e? 
pubid=fbi> (7/31, story 11, 0:22, O'Donnell, 3.97M) provided similar coverage in a brief broadcast. 
CNN <https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/31/tech/alleged-twitter-hacker-arrested/index.html> (7/31, O'Sullivan, 
83.I6M) reports, "Warren said his office was handling the prosecution because Florida law allows greater 
flexibility than federal law to charge a minor as an adult in a case like this. `The FBI and Department of Justice 
will continue to partner with the office throughout the prosecution,' he said. 'These crimes were perpetrated 
using the names of famous people and celebrities, but they're not the primary victims here. This BitCon was 
designed to steal money from regular Americans from all over the country, including here in Florida. This 
massive fraud was orchestrated right here in our backyard, and we will not stand for that,' Warren said." 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.corrilarticle/us-twitter-cyber/three-charged-with-hacking-twitter-accounts-of-
obama-musk-among-others-idUSKCN24W2W3> (7/31) reports, "Mason Sheppard, a 19-year-old British man 
who went by the alias Chaewon, was charged with carrying out the hack, as well as related wire fraud and money 
laundering crimes, according to a Justice Department statement. Orlando-based Nima Fazeli, 22, nicknamed 
Rolex, was charged with aiding and abetting those crimes." Reuters adds, "In a statement, Twitter said it 
appreciated the 'swift actions of law enforcement.' The FBI said that two of the accused had been taken into 
custody, without identifying them." 
The Tampa Bay (FL) Times <https://www.miamiherald.corn/news/nation-world/national/article244640967.html> 
(7/31, Fiallo, Talbot, 742K) reports, "Clark faces state charges and will be tried in Hillsborough County because 
he is a juvenile, federal authorities said. The other two men face federal charges in the Northern District of 
California." The Times adds, "Clark's scheme was to steal the identities of prominent people, then post messages 
in their names directing victims to send Bitcoin to accounts he owned. The accounts received more than 400 
transfers and he reaped more than $100,000 in bitcoin in just one day, the state attorney's office said Friday." 
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The AP <https://wwvv.sfchronicle.corn/news/article/Twitter-says-hackers-used-phone-to-fool-staff-
15448307.php> (8/1, Fischer, Bajak) reports, "In one of the most high-profile security breaches in recent years, 
bogus tweets were sent out on July 15 from the accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a 
number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO 
Elon Musk. Celebrities ICanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, were also hacked. The tweets offered to 
send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address. The hack alarmed security experts because 
of the grave potential of such an intrusion for creating geopolitical mayhem with disinformation." 
Politico <https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/31/twitter-hack-florida-teen-arrested-389799> (7/31, 
Matishak, 4.29M) reports, "The breach sparked a massive outcry from Capitol Hill, with lawmakers demanding 
the social media giant quickly come clean about the circumstances around the breach. Several Senate panels, 
including Intelligence, Commerce and Homeland Security, have been weighing if they should launch their own 
investigations into the incident." 
Among news outlets also reporting are SFGate (CA) <https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Twitter-account-
hack-bitcoin-Florida-teen-charged-15449786.php> (7/31, Chamings, 2.13M), ZDNet 
<https://www.zdnet.corn/article/how-the-fbi-tracked-down-the-twitter-hackers/> (8/1, Cimpanu, 299K), the 
Daily Beast <https://www.thedailybeast.com/tampa-teen-was-mastermind-behind-huge-twitter-hack-of-joe-
biden-elon-musk-barack-obama-kim-kardashian> (7/31, Melendez, 1.39M), Ars Technica 
<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/florida-teen-arrested-charged-with-being-masterrnind-of-twitter-
hack/> (7/31, Cox, Goodin, 1.36M), Wired <https://www.wired.corn/story/how-alleged-twitter-hackers-got-
caught-bitcoint> (8/1, Barrett, 3.49M), Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-
31/florida-teenager-arrested-for-twitter-hack-of-prominent-accounts> (7/31, Mehrotra, Turton, 4.73M), and 
Courthouse News <https://www.courthousenews.com/florida-teen-charged-in-hacks-of-major-twitter-accounts/> 
(7/31, Pickett, 2K). 
Pompeo: Trump To Take Broad Action On Chinese Software. 
The AP <https://apnews.com/3424d267813c6d519bd052ed4eabb4b3> (8/2, Bussewitz) reports Secretary of State 
Pompeo said Sunday that President Trump "plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national 
security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party." Appearing on Fox News' 
Sunday Morning Futures <https://vvww.youtube.com/watch?v
dMhULCDdtU> , Pompeo said, "These Chinese 
software companies doing business in the United States, whether it's TikTok or WeChat — there are countless 
more...are feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist Party, their national security apparatus. Could be their 
facial recognition patterns. It could be information about their residence, their phone numbers, their friends, who 
they're connected to. Those are the issues that President Trump has made clear we're going to take care of." 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.corn/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/trump-to-act-on-chinese-software-companies-in-
coming-days-pompeo-says-idUSICBN24Y0GW> (8/2, Chiacu) quotes Pompeo as saying, "President Trump has 
said `enough' and we're going to fix it and so he will take action in the coming days with respect to a broad array 
of national security risks that are presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party." The 
Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/2/pompeo-tiktok-national-security-
threat> (8/2, Glenn, 492K) reports Pompeo also warned, "These are true national security issues. For a long 
time, the United States just said, `Goodness, if we're having fun with it — or if a company can make money off of 
it — we're going to permit it to happen." 
The Washington Examiner <https://wwvv.washingtonexaminer.corn/news/pompeo-and-mnuchin-wam-about-
chinese-owned-tiktok-and-say-action-from-trump-coming-soon> (8/2, Dunleavy, 448K) reports Treasury 
Secretary Mnuchin also signaled Sunday that Trump was close to taking action against Chinese-owned 
companies. Mnuchin, who is Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, "shed new 
light" into an investigation by the panel into TikTok on ABC's This Week 
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<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/40d1c623b51445f2b408790ff54f7b16?pubid=fbi> . Said Mnuchin, 
"I will say publicly that the entire committee agrees that TikTok cannot stay in the current format, because it 
risks sending back information on a hundred million Americans." Bloomberg 
<https://www.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-08-02/u-s-to-act-against-array-of-china-software-risks-
pompeo-says?smd=premium> (8/2, Czuczka, 4.73M) reports the view that "there has to be a change" is shared 
by lawmakers including House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer, Mnuchin said. 
Microsoft To Continue Pursuit Of TikTok After Trump Speaks With CEO. The Wall Street Journal 
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-speaks-with-microsoft-ceo-about-tiktok-deal-11596411277> (8/2, Al, 
Bender, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports President Trump spoke by phone Sunday with Microsoft CEO 
Satya Nadella, sources said, as the Administration weighs whether to support a deal that would give the company 
control of TikTok in the US. The New York Times 
<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/business/economy/trump-tiktok-china-national-security.html> (8/2, 
Swanson, Crowley, Isaac, 18.61M) reports Microsoft said Sunday it would "continue to pursue the purchase of 
TikTok in the United States after consulting with President Trump, clearing the way for a potential blockbuster 
deal between the software giant and the viral social media phenomenon." Sunday's call came as the President 
"has expressed repeated concerns about TikTok and concerns around national security in recent weeks." In a 
statement, Microsoft said it "fully appreciates the importance of addressing the president's concerns. It is 
committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to 
the United States, including the United States Treasury." 
The Washington Post <hops://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/02/microsoft-says-it-intends-
continue-discussions-with-tiktok-acquisition-after-conversation-with-trump/> (8/2, Lerman, I4.2M) and USA 
Today <https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/08/02/tiktok-ban-microsoft-negotiating-purchase-video-
app/5568778002/> (8/2, Tyko, 10.31M), among other news outlets, also report the phone call, while Reuters 
<https://vvww.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-to-give-tiktoks-chinese-owner-
45-days-to-agree-sale-sources-idUSKBN24YOUD> (8/3, Roumeliotis, Wang) reports exclusively that the 
President "has agreed to give China's ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale" of TikTok to Microsoft. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/technology/tiktok-microsoft.html> (7/31, Isaac, 
Swanson, 18.61M) says lawmakers "and the Trump administration have increasingly questioned whether TikTok 
is susceptible to influence from the Chinese government, including potential requests to censor material shared 
on the platform or to share American user data with Chinese officials." According to the Times, TikTok "has 
been under review since late last year by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a federal 
panel that examines foreign acquisitions of American firms for national security threats." However, the 
Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/technology/2020/07/31/tiktok-trump-divestiture/> (7/31, 
Al, Nakashima, Lerman, 14.2M) reports on its front page that TikTok "has continually insisted it does not hand 
over information to the Chinese government." 
USA Today <https://www.usatoday.corn/story/news/politics/2020/07/31/trump-says-he-plans-ban-tiktok-
operating-u-s/5556557002/> (7/31, Jackson, Subramanian, Fritze, 10.31M) reports that on Friday, the President 
"threatened" to "ban TikTok from operating in the U.S. over concerns about the social media platform's ties with 
China." The President said, "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United States." 
In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tiktok-of-competition-11596235731> 
(7/31, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) calls Microsoft's potential move to buy US owned operations of 
Chinese-owned video app TikTok a possible example of increasing business competition while also solving a 
political problem. The Journal concludes Microsoft has the resources to go through with the investment and 
would offer competition to social media giants. 
Pompeo Criticizes China's Treatment Of Uighurs. Pompeo, on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/865d17299570433bb57549c6c62d0476?pubid=fbi&transcript=y> 
(8/2, 1.47M), also discussed China's treatment of the Uighurs, saying, "The risk to the people in that region has 
been great. I've talked about this as the greatest human rights violation to this date. If you want to participate in 
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the world stage, you can't participate in behavior like this. We've begun to impose sanctions by companies and 
individuals involved in this. The most recent sanctions will put businesses operating there on notice, they have to 
change their behavior, stop using slave labor, stop participating in systems that have been connected to forced 
sterilization.... We told US businesses take a real deep look into their supply chains and companies, some brand 
names in company, don't want to be connected to what's taking place there." 
Canadian Attorney General Says Requirements Have Been Met To Extradite Huawei CFO To US. 
Reuters <https://wvvvv.reuters.com/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/canada-says-requirements-for-huawei-cfos-
extradition-to-u-s-met-documents-show-idUSKCN24W2U1> (7/31, Warburton) reports Canadian Minister of 
Justice and Attorney General David Lametti "says the requirements for extraditing Huawei Chief Financial 
Officer Meng Wanzhou to the United States on charges of bank fraud have been met, documents submitted in a 
British Columbia court show." The documents "are a precursor to the formal hearing on committal, or whether 
Meng should be extradited to the United States. Those hearings will take place in April 2021." 
House Votes To Allot $500M Toward Election Security. 
The Washington Times <https://wvvw.washingtontimes.corn/news/2020/jul/31/house-approves-more-than-500-
million-for-election-I> (7/31, Blake, 492K) reports the House of Representatives "voted Friday to allocate a half-
billion dollars toward strengthening and securing U.S. elections as part of a giant spending bill unlikely to face 
similar success in the Senate." The "$500 million to be given out in grants made available by the U.S. Election 
Assistance Commission, or EAC," is included in a $1.3 trillion appropriations measure approved by the House. 
The measure additionally "calls for $19.1 million to cover EAC operating expenses — an increase of $3.9 million, 
and $6 million more than the president requested." 
Coons Warns About Potential Fallout From There Being Uncertainty Surrounding Outcomes Of Upcoming 
Senate Elections. In a Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/31/2020-election-
threats-extend-senate-jeopardize-our-democracy/> (7/31, I4.2M) op-ed, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) says he's very 
concerned "that the alarm bells indicating risk to the soundness of an approaching election are ringing right here 
in our country." The United States "is cruising toward a repeat of the election process of 2000, when it took more 
than a month to determine whether George W. Bush or Al Gore would ultimately become president." Coons goes 
on to say, "This year, however, things could be worse." In addition to the presidential election's results being 
potentially "uncertain for weeks or even months; control of the Senate could be contested for just as long. If that 
uncertainty lasts until January or beyond, that could be destabilizing for our democracy." 
Russia Pledges Reciprocal Steps After EU Sanctions For Alleged Cyberattacks. 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-cybercrime-russia-sanctions/russia-pledges-reciprocal-steps-
after-eu-sanctions-for-alleged-cyberattacks-idUSKCN24W22D> (7/31) reported Russia's Foreign Ministry "said 
on Friday it would respond with reciprocal measures to EU travel and financial sanctions against a department of 
Russia's military intelligence service for alleged cyberattacks." The ministry said in a statement, "Of course this 
unfriendly action by the EU will not be left unanswered," adding that the sanctions "were politically-motivated." 
In its first ever sanctions "related to cybercrime, the EU targeted the department for special technologies of the 
Russian military intelligence service, known as Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the 
Russian Federation." It accused the Russian service of "having carried out two cyberattacks in June 2017, which 
hit several companies in Europe resulting in large financial losses." The service is also "accused of two 
cyberattacks against Ukraine's power grid in 2015 and 2016." 
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China Denies US Accusations Of Hacking To Steal Coronavirus Vaccine Data. 
Fox News <https://www.foxnews.com/worldkhina-calls-us-accusations-of-hacking-to-steal-coronavirus-
vaccine-data-pure-slander> (7/31, McFall, 27.59M) reported a US security official tracking Chinese hacking 
"revealed in an exclusive Reuters report Friday that hackers backed by the Chinese government attempted to 
steal coronavirus vaccination data from US-based biotech company, Modema." China "pushed back on this 
accusation and said, `Such allegations are pure slander." Wang Wenbin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, 
said in a press conference Friday, "Recently so-called sources from the US government have been accusing 
China of hacking to steal technology and data of U.S. vaccine research, but there has been no evidence 
whatsoever." The spokesman "said that China in fact is worried about potential hacking from foreign actors 
attempting to steal their data in the race to find a vaccination for the coronavirus." The Justice Department (DOJ) 
indicted "two Chinese nationals working for the Chinese intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security 
(MSS), last week for alleged hacking US and international systems." 
Ransomware Attacks Against Local Voting Systems Feared As Elections Approach. 
The AP <https://www.usnews.cornrnews/politics/articles/2020-08-02/ransomware-feared-as-possible-saboteur-
for-november-election> (8/2, Tucker, Cassidy, Bajak) reports federal authorities "say one of the gravest threats to 
the November election is a well-timed ransomware attack that could paralyze voting operations. "The threat isn't 
"just from foreign governments, but any fortune-seeking criminal." Ransomware attacks targeting "state and 
local governments have been on the rise, with cyber criminals seeking quick money by seizing data and holding 
it hostage until they get paid." The fear is that such attacks "could affect voting systems directly or even 
indirectly, by infecting broader government networks that include electoral databases." Even if a ransomware 
attack "fails to disrupt elections, it could nonetheless rattle confidence in the vote." Experts and officials "say 
ransomware is a particularly realistic possibility because the attacks are already so pervasive and lucrative." The 
FBI and DHS have issued "advisories to local governments, including recommendations for preventing attacks." 
Data Breach At A Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/technology/gedmatch-breach-privacy.html> (8/1, 
Murphy, 18.61M) reported GEDmatch, a longstanding family history site "containing around 1.4 million 
people's genetic information, had experienced a data breach." Brett Williams, the chief executive of Verogen, a 
forensic company that has owned GEDmatch since December, "said that the peculiar matches were not new 
uploads but rather the result of two back-to-back hacks, which overrode existing user settings." Scientists and 
genealogists "say the GEDmatch breach — which exposed more than a million additional profiles to law 
enforcement officials — offers an important window into what can go wrong when those responsible for storing 
genetic information fail to take necessary precautions." For many, the presence of "fake users in GEDmatch was 
as alarming as the breach itself." Genealogists know that a "user can easily upload someone else's genetic 
profile." But the breach "exposed that behind the scenes, hidden by privacy settings, were all kinds of profiles of 
people who were not even real." 
CISA Hosts Table-Top Training Exercise To Aid In Protecting Elections. 
MeriTalk <https://www.meritalk.corn/articles/cisa-hosts-dress-rehearsal-to-protect-the-vote/> (7/31, Weingarten) 
reported the Federal agency primarily responsible "for protecting elections held a training event to test its plans 
in advance of November's Election Day." The third `Tabletop the Vote' exercise "hosted by DHS' Cybersecurity 
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and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), took place over a three day period from July 28 to 30, featuring 37 
states and over 2,000 total participants, the majority of which participated remotely." CISA Director Chris Krebs, 
along with Federal, state, and local election officials, said in a statement, "In less than three months, millions of 
Americans will cast their vote. But for the state and local officials who administer elections, and the government 
and private sector partners who support them, the work has been ongoing for more than three years. We have 
made significant progress during that time, and this week's Tabletop the Vote exercise demonstrates the 
unprecedented levels of coordination between all levels of government and the private sector." 
Travel Giant CWT Pays $4.5M Ransom To Cyber Criminals. 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-cwt-ransom/payment-sent-travel-giant-cwt-pays-45-million-
ransom-to-cyber-criminals-idUSKCN24W25W> (7/31, Stubbs) reported that, according to a record of the 
ransom negotiations seen by Reuters, US travel management firm CWT "paid $4.5 million this week to hackers 
who stole reams of sensitive corporate files and said they had knocked 30,000 computers offline." The attackers 
used "a strain of ransomware called Ragnar Locker, which encrypts computer files and renders them unusable 
until the victim pays for access to be restored." The ensuing negotiations "between the hackers and a CWT 
representative remained publicly accessible in an online chat group, providing a rare insight into the fraught 
relationship between cyber criminals and their corporate victims." CWT "confirmed the attack but declined to 
comment on the details of what it said was an ongoing investigation." It said in a statement, "We can confirm 
that after temporarily shutting down our systems as a precautionary measure, our systems are back online and the 
incident has now ceased." 
Several Solarium Commission Recommendations Successfully Included In House Defense Authorization Bill. 
Federal Computer Week <https://fcw.corn/articles/2020/07/31/johnson-solarium-cyber--ndaa.aspx> (7/31, 
Johnson, 263K) reported the Cyberspace Solarium Commission has "successfully lobbied the House to include 
nearly two dozen of its recommendations in the latest defense authorization bill." They're now working "to 
convince the Senate to adopt ideas like a new White House Cyber Director while also pushing the federal 
government and its allies to produce quicker attribution and joint sanctions for malicious cyberattacks." During a 
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats hearing, ranking member Rep. Elise 
Stefanik (R-NY) "said at least 22 of the more than 50 legislative proposals from the report were included in the 
final version of the National Defense Authorization Act passed by the House." Those provisions must still 
"survive a conference with the Senate and a potential veto from the White House, which has already stated its 
opposition to numerous provisions in the House and Senate versions." 
Google Announces Steps To Counter Spread Of Hacked Materials Before Election. 
Politico <https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/31/google-election-misinformation-389518> (7/31, Nylen, 
4.29M) reported Google announced Friday it will "penalize websites that distribute hacked materials and 
advertisers who take part in coordinated misinformation campaigns...in an effort to crack down on deception in 
the months ahead of the November US elections." Google "said the changes will go into effect on September 1 
and will affect all advertising." The policy still allows "ads that mention or quote from leaked documents, but 
seeks to prevent ones that directly facilitate or advertise access to illegally obtained materials." 
King Says "Two-Pronged Approach" Needed To Deter Cyber-Based Espionage Operations. 
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Defense News <https://www.defensenews.corn/cyber/2020/07/31/the-us-is-a-cheap-date-in-cyberspace-a-
commission-has-ideas-to-change-thati> (7/31, Pomerleau, 21K) reported that, in testimony before the House 
Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Sen. Angus King (I-ME) 
"called for a two-pronged approach to deter cyber-based espionage operations, attempts to disrupt US banks, and 
widespread online influence campaigns." His recommendation included "increased international cooperation to 
call out and punish such activities, and for the US to create a stronger declaratory policy." The Cyber Solarium 
Commission "delivered a report in March advocating for multiple cyber deterrence efforts." King "said the US 
hasn't done a good job imposing costs against adversaries who conduct these cyber operations. We've become a 
cheap date in cyber." 
Law Enforcement Services 
FBI Warns Of Faulty COVID-19 Tests In Texas. 
KTRK-TV <https://abc13.cornihealthai-warns-against-covid-19-tests-at-new-braunfels-facility/6348936/> 
Houston (8/2, 431 K) reports from New Braunfels, Texas, "The FBI headquarters in San Antonio is warning 
members who were tested for COVID-19 at a health care facility in New Braunfels in the last several weeks." 
According to KTRK-TV, "Authorities said they have reason to suspect the COVID-19 tests administered at 
Living Holistic Healthcare should not have been used to diagnose or rule out an active infection. Individuals who 
were tested at the facility are asked to contact the FBI at (210) 225-6741, prompt #1, or online on the FBI 
website." 
KIII-TV <hftps://vvww.kiiitv.comimobile/article/newsthealth/coronavirus/covid-tests-fbi/273-c2178109-d502-
414c-8033-6efb72252ba5> Corpus Christi, TX (8/1) reports, "The warning applies to those who went to get 
tested at Living Health Holistic Healthcare in the Hill Country community. According to a tweet from local FBI 
authorities, law enforcement have `reason to suspect the COVID-19 tests administered at the facility should not 
have been used to diagnose or rule out an active COVID-I9 infection.'" KSAT-TV 
<https://www.ksat.com/news/loca1/2020/08/01/covid-19-tests-at-new-braunfels-facility-should-not-have-been-
used-fbi-says/> San Antonio (8/1, Rodriguez, 198K) and IOCAN-TV 
<https://www.kxan.corninewsicoronavirusifbi-suspects-covid-19-tests-administered-at-new-braunfels-facility-
shouldnt-have-been-usedi> Austin, TX (8/1, 495K) also report on their websites. 
FBI Course Informs Attendees About Rights. 
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette <https://www.arkansasonline.cominews/2020/aug/02/fbi-class-informs-
attendees-on-rights/> (8/2, Sanders, 307K) reports, "With tables 6 feet apart Saturday, FBI agents from Little 
Rock taught a public course in Jacksonville on federal civil rights and 'color of law' investigations as they 
pertain to law enforcement. The goal was to inform people about their constitutional rights and what to do if they 
believe their rights have been violated, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Ryan Kennedy said. 'It's to help people to 
understand what is or is not a civil-rights violation,' Kennedy said, 'and it's also to ... start having these really 
difficult conversations that people don't necessarily want to have on their own.' We help facilitate those 
conversations about public policing and community engagement, and how the community should be behaving 
and how law enforcement should be behaving,' he said." 
WSJoumal Analysis: Homicides Up 24% This Year. 
A Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/homicide-spike-cities-chicago-newyork-detroit-us-crime-
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police-lockdown-coronavirus-protests-11596395181> (8/2, Al, Hilsenrath, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) 
analysis of crime statistics among the nation's 50 largest cities found that homicides are up 24% so far this year, 
to 3,612. In total, 36 of the 50 cities studied saw homicide rise at double-digit rates. 
Along similar lines, the Washington Examiner <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-murders-
jumped-139-in-july-compared-to-last-year> (8/2, Dibble, 448K) reports that "crime statistics for the month of 
July painted a grim picture of Chicago as the city's murder rate more than doubled, with many of the victims 
being children." The total number of murders in July "climbed to 139% compared to the same month in 2019." 
In New York City, Fox News <https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-shootings-surpass-2019-police> (8/2, Betz, 
27.59M) reports on its website, shootings so far this year "have surpassed the number of shootings for all of 
2019, police confirmed to Fox News on Sunday." There were "776 total shootings for all of 2019, according to 
data compiled by the New York Post, which first reported the numbers." 
Chicago Police: Homicides, Shootings In City Have Spiked This Year. 
The AP <https://apnews.corn/5a4b1fIcde30126bdla9dcd6f2390d83> (8/1) reports Chicago has seen a spike in 
homicides and shootings over "the first seven months of the year." During that time frame, "there were 440 
homicides in Chicago and 2,240 people shot, including many of those who were killed, according to statistics 
released Saturday by the police department." The AP adds, "There were 290 homicides and 1,480 shootings, 
including people who were killed, in the first seven months of last year." July was particularly violent, with 
Chicago having "recorded 105 homicides and 584 shootings." 
NYTimes Analysis: First Step Act Leaves Some Prisoners With Little Recourse When Resentencing Applications 
Are Denied. 
A New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/08/01/us/politics/law-to-reduce-crack-cocaine-sentences-
leaves-some-imprisoned.html> (8/1, Fuchs, 18.61M) analysis says the First Step Act has largely met its objective 
of lowering "federal sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, addressing a longstanding disparity in which crack 
cocaine convictions in particular led to far harsher penalties than other drug offenses and disproportionately 
increased imprisonment of Black men." However, "the law gives judges discretion in reducing sentences," thus 
resulting in some inmates not having a great deal of recourse when their resentencing applications are denied. 
The Times adds, "In those cases, activists and defense lawyers worry that the First Step Act gives too much 
authority to judges to determine who does and does not deserve early release." 
Democrats To Press For "Structural Court Reforms." 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/us/democrats-judiciary-reform.html> (7/31, Hulse, 
18.61 M) reports Democrats intend to utilize their upcoming "party platform to push for `structural court reforms' 
to counter what they describe as a concerted Republican campaign to pack the judiciary with `unqualified, 
partisan judges.'" However, the platform's wording does not indicate what those changes ought to be. 
Nonetheless, supporters of the plank "said the broad statement represents a significant advance toward beginning 
a conversation among Democrats about how to respond to the substantial imprint that President Trump and his 
conservative allies have made on the federal bench." 
Coronavirus Has Courts Rethinking Jury Trial. The Washington Post 
<https://www.washingtonpost.comilocal/legal-issues/jury-trials-coronavirus/2020/07/31/8c1fd784-c604-11ea-
8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html> (7/31, Marimow, Jouvenal, I4.2M) reports "many of the country's court 
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systems are gradually reopening, having embraced technologies such as Zoom and YouTube to safely hold pleas, 
sentencings and even Supreme Court hearings." However, the jury trial continues to be largely stalled, and the 
Post adds that "prosecutors and the defense bar in many jurisdictions nationwide are racing to re-engineer" it 
"for the covid-19 era in the hopes of restarting the proceedings before the end of the year." According to the Post, 
"They face the tricky balancing act of protecting the health of jurors who are compelled by the law to serve, 
while also providing the constitutionally mandated right to a speedy and public trial to tens of thousands of 
defendants, some of whom have languished in jail for months awaiting their day in court." 
International Relations 
Deutsche Bank Opens Probe Into Personal Banker for Trump, Kushner. 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/08/02/businessacushner-deutsche-trump-rosemary-
vrablic.html> (8/2, Drucker, Enrich, 18.6IM) reports Deutsche Bank "has opened an internal investigation" into 
Rosemary Vrablic, "the longtime personal banker" of President Trump and Jared Kushner, "over a 2013 real 
estate transaction between the banker and a company part-owned by Mr. Kushner." According to the Times, 
"Vrablic, and two of her Deutsche Bank colleagues purchased a Park Avenue apartment for about $1.5 million 
from a company called Bergel 715 Associates" in June 2013. The Times cites "a person familiar with Mr. 
Kushner's finances" who "said he held an ownership stake in the entity at the time of the transaction." At the 
time, Trump and Kushner were Vrablic's clients at Deutsche Bank. Banks typically "restrict employees from 
doing personal business with clients because of the potential for conflicts between the employees' interests and 
those of the bank." A bank spokesman said, "The bank will closely examine the information that came to light on 
Friday and the fact pattern from 2013." 
Lawful Access 
House Members Propose Encryption Bill Backed By Barr. 
The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/31/encryption-bill-pushed-by-
attorney-general-propose/> (7/31, Blake, 492K) reports, "Encryption legislation being considered in the Senate 
spawned a companion bill proposed Thursday by Rep. Ann Wagner, Missouri Republican, quickly backed by the 
nation's top federal law enforcement official." Attorney General Barr "applauded Ms. Wagner for offering the 
House bill, the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, and said he believed it is needed to keep criminals from 
evading authorities." The proposal "has previously received firm pushback from cybersecurity experts and 
Silicon Valley, however, who argue it would effectively require companies to build so-called 'back doors' into 
their products. Proponents of the proposal reason that encryption allows criminals to operate undetected online 
by making it difficult to impossible for authorities to intercept and decipher their digital communications." 
CyberScoop <https://www.cyberscoop.corn/encryption-bill-lawful-access-house-senate-bills/> (7/31, Vavra) 
reports, "It's just the latest series of GOP-backed bills introduced in the last year on Capitol Hill, including the 
EARN IT Act, that could degrade encryption's security and privacy benefits at the peril of all users, for the 
benefit of some law enforcement probes, security and privacy experts say. The EARN IT Act, which would make 
tech companies liable for content on their platforms, has already passed through the Senate Judiciary 
Committee." Security Week <https://www.securityweek.com/bill-aimed-ending-warrant-proof-encryption-
introduced-house> (7/31) also reports. 
Other FBI News 
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Justice Department Announces Dates For Two Executions. 
Reuters <https://wwvv.reuters.corn/article/us-usa-executions/u-s-sets-september-execution-dates-for-two-federal-
inmates-idUSKCN24W36M> (7/31, Zargham) reports the Justice Department on Friday "announced September 
execution dates for two inmates, in what could be the sixth and seventh federal executions this summer after a 
17-year hiatus." In a statement, the department indicated that the execution of William LeCroy, who was 
convicted of killing a nurse in Georgia during 2001, will occur on September 22. Meanwhile, the agency 
indicated that the execution of Christopher Vialva, who was found guilty of killing a pair of youth ministers in 
Texas during 1999, will occur on September 24. 
Ohio Officials Push For Relocation Of FBI HQ. 
The Youngstown (OH) Vindicator <https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2020/08/ryan-mayors-want-fbi-
building-in-ne%E2%80%88ohiot> (8/1, 171K) reports, "There's little chance President Donald Trump's request 
for $1.8 billion for a new FBI headquarters will be approved by Congress in a COVID-19 bill and virtually no 
chance it would be relocated far from Washington, D.C., but U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and 10 Northeast Ohio mayors 
are asking it come to this area." According to the Vindicator, "In a Friday letter to the president, Ryan, D-
Howland, and the mayors — including Youngstown's Jamael Tito Brown, Warren's Doug Franklin and Niles' 
Steven Mientkiewicz — made a request to have the building come to Northeast Ohio. 'The payroll these 
approximately 8,000 FBI jobs bring with them would go much further in Northeast Ohio than they currently do 
in the Washington, D.C., region and moving the building to the Midwest would show your commitment to 
creating opportunity in a region that desperately needs the economic stimulus that such a move would bring,' the 
letter reads." WFMJ-TV <https://wwvv.wfmj.corn/story/42439242/area-leaders-ask-trump-to-move-fbi-
headquarters-to-northeast-ohio> Youngstown, OH (7/31, 19K) also reports. 
FBI Eyes Cloud Migration For Unclassified Data. 
ExecutiveGov <https://www.executivegov.com/2020/07/fbi-eyes-cloud-migration-for-unclassified-data-to-
accelerate-analysis/> (7/31, Rivers) reports, "The FBI is planning to integrate its confidential, top-secret and 
secret networks with cloud platforms to improve intelligence sharing among personnel working from home, 
FedScoop reported Thursday." ExecutiveGov adds, "Gurvais Griss, assistant director of the FBI Laboratory's 
science and technology branch, said at an AFCEA event that the bureau is looking to move unclassified data 
from legacy systems to less-classified cloud environments. FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services unit is 
also working on efforts to move data from social media, communications platforms, mobile devices and system 
logs to a data lake to speed up analysis and response. 'At the lab ... we have systems, business processes, 
administrative actions that previously were done on the higher classification network — not necessarily because 
they require that level of protection,' he noted. 'It's just we organically designed it where people felt 
comfortable.' 
Conservatives Press For Federal Investigation Into Murder Of Milwaukee Trump Supporter. 
The AP <https://apnews.com/23668668b3b59fa609a18d023c0bb485> (7/31, Bauer) reports that "the shooting 
death in broad daylight of a Black man affectionately known in his Milwaukee neighborhood as 'The Ras' 
appears to have mystified police while spurring prominent conservatives in Wisconsin to speculate that he was 
killed because of his support for President Donald Trump." Bernell Trammell, "whose sometimes contradictory 
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political views included supporting Black Lives Matter and many liberals, was killed outside his office in the 
eclectic and diverse Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee on July 23." According to the AP, "While police are 
saying little, prominent Republicans are calling for a federal investigation of the killing, which they say was 
politically motivated." The AP says the case "has gained attention in conservative media outlets and allegations 
that the case is being downplayed by Democrats because Trammell supported Trump." 
Other Washington News 
Meadows Says There Is "A Long Ways To Go" On Unemployment Benefit Negotiations. 
Kate Snow said on NBC Nightly News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/0e54d9812be945718a3dclbd366ae659?pubid=fbi> (8/2, story 5, 
1:05, 4.12M) that "25 million out-of-work Americans are waiting on Washington right now to reach an 
agreement that would restore federal unemployment benefits that expired this weekend. There's no deal yet, 
though." NBC's Kelly O'Donnell: "We know negotiations pick up [Monday] between the White House and 
Democratic leaders. They agreed that the extra federal unemployment money should continue, but the 
disagreement is over how much. Democrats insist it should remain $600 a week on top of state benefits, which 
vary widely. Republicans want to use a percentage of the person's lost salary so it won't be more than their 
original paycheck. Separately, many Americans could get a second round of direct payments, just like back in 
April." 
On the CBS Evening News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/bd275b4dc781427eb0ace2c8fe541e9d? 
pubid=fbi> (8/2, story 5, 1:45, Garrett, 1.32M), Nikole Killion said, "As President Trump hit the links Sunday, 
[there was] no hole-in-one for his negotiating team on a coronavirus rescue package. ... Chief of Staff Mark 
Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin say talks with congressional Democrats have been productive, 
but they are still far apart on a deal." Meadows, on CBS' Face The Nation 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/lcd4417654cb4cbcaaf22e96c5f9f4d7?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 2.67M), said, 
"We still have a long ways to go. I can tell you that we spent the last four days trying to get to some kind of 
consensus, at least to start negotiating. ... I'm not optimistic there will be a solution in the very near term, and 
that's why I think the effort that Sen. Martha McSally led on the Senate floor to extend the enhanced 
unemployment was the right move, and yet [Senate Minority Leader] Schumer and his Democratic colleagues 
blocked that." Mnuchin, on ABC's This Week 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/8a18f70be9654a6b89ccedla6fb3dfc9?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 2.52M), said, 
"The President is very concerned about the expiration of the unemployment insurance. We proposed a one-week 
extension at $600 so that while we negotiate a longer-term solution at least all those people don't lose their 
money, and I'm surprised that the Democrats won't agree to that, they're insisting on having this as part of a 
larger deal." 
Two top House leaders spoke for the Democrats on Sunday. House Speaker Pelosi said on ABC's This Week 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/881b55de59db4b048b7bc88bef04c043?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 2.52M), 
"The $600 is essential for America's working families and, again, to condescend, to disrespect their motivation, 
is so amazing, how insistent the Republicans are about working families and their $600, and how cavalier they 
are about other money that's going out." Pelosi said on MSNBC's AM Joy 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/18161df6d58d4ac4a77bee8a3ebd0fac?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 866K), "We 
want to put money into the pockets of American people.... They put $200 forth the end of last week — $200, very 
condescending to working families." House Majority Whip Clybum said on CNN's State Of The Union 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/6ce0f93603644a60bfOc49eec8f3bc3e?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 951K), "I 
don't know how close we are to a deal.... The big problem to me was that people trying to put food on the table, 
people who are unemployed, people who are having their unemployment compensation supplemented by the 
$600 and they want to cut it down to $200 and at the same time give 100% tax deductions to business lunches. 
What kind of priority is that?" On CBS' Face The Nation 
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<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/5011743b377f42818b51d0f982d40a74?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 2.67M), 
Clybum said, "Let's lay out some security in their lives, some stability in their lives." 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-says-not-optimistic-
on-near-terrn-deal-for-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSICBN24Y0H9> (8/2, Chiacu, Ahmann) reports Meadows said 
"he was not optimistic on reaching agreement soon," arguing that "Democrats were standing in the way of a 
separate agreement to extend some federal unemployment benefits in the short-term while negotiations continue 
on an overall relief package." USA Today 
<https://vvwvv.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/02/coronavirus-stimulus-aid-nancy-pelosi-slams-white-
house/5566652002/> (8/2, Behrmann, 10.31M) reports Pelosi "remained steadfast in her desire to pass a larger 
bill and not take the gradual approach suggested by Republicans and the White House, such as a short-term 
extension of the unemployment benefit." 
Politico <https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/02/pelosi-mnuchin-coronavirus-relief-trump-390412> (8/2, 
McCaskill, 4.29M) says the negotiators "couldn't even agree on what they agree on Sunday, indicating that 
Democrats and Republicans are still a ways away from clinching a deal." The Washington Post 
<https://vvwvv.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/08/02/unemployment-benefits-bailout-negotiations-
congress/> (8/2, Werner, Rosenberg, I4.2M) reports Meadows, Mnuchin, and Pelosi "made clear in separate 
interviews Sunday that they remain far apart on a coronavirus relief deal that would restore expired 
unemployment benefits for millions of Americans," while the New York Times 
<https://vvww.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/us/politics/coronavirus-jobless-aid.html> (8/2, Cochrane, 18.61 M) says 
GOP leaders have conceded that "at least 20 Senate Republicans are unlikely to support any additional 
spending...in part because of concerns over the level of spending and its effect on the national debt." The Wall 
Street Journal <https://www.wsj.corn/articles/democratic-administration-negotiators-at-loggerheads-over-600-
jobless-benefit-11596382136> (8/2, Zumbrun, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports an already-passed 
House bill would extend the $600 federal jobless benefit through January. 
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a vice-presidential prospect, said on Fox News Sunday 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/a49e13adlcc24070812b07c2661ba6e9?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 1.01M), 
"The one-week extension is not enough. Americans across this country are hurting right now. There are families 
who don't know if they're going to be able to pay their rent. Today is the beginning of the month in August, and 
many families just missed the first rent payment or the first mortgage payment. Many families are not going to 
know if within two weeks their kids are going to go hungry." 
Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-08-02/fed-s-kashkari-urges-congress-to-act-
suggests-fresh-lockdown?smd=premium> (8/2, Bull, 4.73M) reports Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 
President Neel Kashkari told CBS on Sunday "that Americans are saving more because they aren't going out as 
much during the pandemic, and as a result there would be less need to borrow from abroad to finance additional 
fiscal aid." Kashkari said on CBS' Face The Nation 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/7c47931a379141be8e8d5b07dd74d7ef?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 2.28M), 
"While historically we would worry about racking up too much debt, we're generating the savings ourselves. 
That means Congress has the resources to support those who are most hurting." 
Axios <https://www.axios.cornkoronavirus-pelosi-mnuchin-coronavirus-stimulus-7beb45ab-b2f24b4b-ba53-
d5913d0fa39e.html> (8/2, Rummler, 521K) says "enhanced unemployment insurance expired for tens of 
millions of Americans on July 31, while those in talks to secure the next coronavirus stimulus package have 
made it clear that a deal is a long way off." Bloomberg <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-
02/pelosi-says-gop-condescends-to-jobless-by-plan-to-trim-benefits?smd=premium> (8/2, Litvan, House, 
Flatley, 4.73M), the Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/2/mnuchin-no-
question-some-people-being-paid-more-st/> (8/2, Richardson, 492K), and The Hill 
<https://thehill.corn/homenews/administration/510066-stimulus-impasse-threatens-both-economy-and-trump> 
(8/2, Chalfant, Elis, 2.98M) are among the other sources covering the Sunday show comments about the 
negotiations. 
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Birx Says Nation Has Entered A "New Phase" Of Pandemic. 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/nation/2020/08/02/coronavirus-covid-updatest> (8/2, 
Hawkins, I4.2M) reports White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Deborah Bin( warned in 
an appearance on CNN's State Of The Union 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/5e1e304bc5134c9db3b92d76da6b75d8?pubid=fbi> that the country 
has entered a "new phase" of the pandemic. Birx said, "I want to be very clear what we're seeing today is 
different from March and April. ... It is extraordinarily widespread." Trevor Ault reported on ABC World News 
Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.comThdc6620fd46e430e83191b0lcba28130?pubid=fbi> (8/2, 
story 2, 4:05, Llamas, 5.23M) that "22 states, DC, and Puerto Rico seeing their case numbers climb.... July saw 
1.9 million new cases of COVID-I9 in this country, shattering the previous record." The CBS Weekend News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/5fea751bea91498a83d6bf9le0d72fcl?pubid=fbi> (8/2, story 2, 2:10, 
Garrett, 1.32M) reported that "the CDC predicts up to 11,000 people will die every week this month." 
The New York Times <https://www.nytimes.corn/2020/08/02/health/dr-binc-coronavirus-phase.html> (8/2, 
Carey, 18.61M) says Birx "recommended that people living in communities where cases are surging should 
consider wearing a mask at home, if they live with someone who is especially vulnerable because of age or 
underlying medical conditions." Birx said, "If you have an outbreak in your rural area or in your city, you need 
to really consider wearing a mask at home, assuming that you're positive if you have individuals in your home 
with comorbidities." NBC Nightly News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/6598599630a54267a54481277da3d4f5?pubid=fbi> (8/2, story 4, 
2:35, Snow, 4.12M) reported that Birx "had a new warning about house parties." NBC's Blayne Alexander added 
that she "pointed to those images we all keep seeing of those packed house parties and different events. She says 
it's not necessarily super spreading individuals, rather super spreading events, and she said those need to stop." 
Pelosi Says She Has No Confidence In Birx. On ABC's This Week 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/c4fce2d0f9374009838a57ed0928b2a4?pubid=fbi> Sunday, Reuters 
<https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-she-has-no-confidence-in-white-
house-coronavirus-adviser-binc-idUSKEN24Y0FL> (8/2, Chiacu) reports, House Speaker Pelosi "said...she does 
not have confidence in" Birx, "linking her to disinformation about the virus spread by President Donald Trump." 
Pelosi said, "I think the President has been spreading disinformation about the virus and she is his appointee so, I 
don't have confidence there, no." Similarly, The Hill <https://thehill.corn/homenews/stmday-talk-shows/510170-
pelosi-slowing-the-spread-of-coronavirus-necessary-before-opening> (8/2, Bowden, 2.98M) reports that House 
Speaker Pelosi "said Sunday that the U.S. needs to get better control over the coronavirus outbreak before a 
widespread reopening of schools can occur safely." Bloomberg 
<https://www.bloomberg.corn/news/articles/2020-08-02/pelosi-says-virus-task-force-head-birx-spreads-
disinformation?snid=premium> (8/2, Czuczka, 4.73M) says Pelosi "was asked about a Politico reports that she 
described Birx as a spreader of disinformation during a closed-door meeting Friday with Treasury Secretary 
Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows." According to Politico, Pelosi said at the 
meeting, "Deborah Birx is the worst. Wow, what horrible hands you're in." 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/nation/2020/08/02/coronavirus-covid-updatest> (8/2, 
Hawkins, I4.2M) reports that on CNN's State Of The Union 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/5e1e304bc5134c9db3b92d76da6b75d8?pubid=fbi> , Birx "defended 
her decisions in responding to the crisis." Birx said, "I have tremendous respect for the speaker. I have 
tremendous respect for her long dedication to the American people.... I have never been Pollyannaish or 
nonscientific or non-data driven." 
Giroir: There Is No Evidence Hydroxychloroquine Is Effective Against Coronavirus. 
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Politico <https://www.politico.cotn/news/2020/08/02/trump-health-official-hydroxychloroquine-390601> (8/2, 
Warmbrodt, 4.29M) reports that Assistant HHS Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir "said Sunday there is no 
evidence that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for the virus, despite President Donald Trump's 
continued promotion of the anti-malaria drug." On NBC's Meet The Press 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/b94bdd0202d14e13b934a2c1658d824c?pubid=fbi> , Giroir "said he 
could not recommend hydroxychloroquine" because trials "do not show any benefit." Giroir said, "We need to 
move on from that and talk about what is effective." Giroir "suggested that doctors would be unlikely to 
prescribe the drug." Giroir said, "There may be circumstances, I don't know what they are, where a physician 
may prescribe it for an individual, but I think most physicians and prescribers are evidence-based and they're not 
influenced by whatever is on Twitter or anything else.... And the evidence just doesn't show that 
hydroxychloroquine is effective right now." 
Researchers Fear Political Intervention In Vaccine Development. 
The New York Times <hftps://vvwvv.nytimes.corn/2020/08/02/us/politics/coronavirus-vaccine.html> (8/2, Al, 
Lafraniere, Thomas, Weiland, Baker, Karni, 18.61M) reports that it "typically takes years to develop a vaccine," 
so the timetable for Operation Warp Speed, which envisioned "broad access to the public by October 2020," was 
"incredibly ambitious." The Times adds, "It escaped no one that the proposed deadline also intersected nicely 
with President Trump's need to curb the virus before the election in November." The Times describes "constant 
pressure from a White House anxious for good news and a public desperate for a silver bullet to end the crisis," 
that are making government researchers "fearful of political intervention in the coming months." They are 
"struggling to ensure that the government maintains the right balance between speed and rigorous regulation, 
according to interviews with administration officials, federal scientists and outside experts." 
Officials Struggle To Determine Who Will Get Initial Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine. The AP 
<https://apnews.com/6515204e97bea1799db223b2c694d48d> (8/2, Neergaard) reports that US health officials 
"hope late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses" of a COVID- 19 vaccine "but 
it's a vexing decision." The AP adds that while "health workers and the people most vulnerable to a targeted 
infection" are "traditionally, first in line for a scarce vaccine," NIH Director Collins "tossed new ideas into the 
mix: Consider geography and give priority to people where an outbreak is hitting hardest. And don't forget 
volunteers in the final stage of vaccine testing who get dummy shots, the comparison group needed to tell if the 
real shots truly work." The AP points out that despite "promises of the U.S. stockpiling millions of doses," even 
if "a vaccine is declared safe and effective by year's end, there won't be enough for everyone who wants it right 
away." 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.corn/health/2020/08/02/covid-vaccine/> (8/2, Al, Johnson, 
I4.2M) says "public health experts are discussing among themselves a new worry: that hopes for a vaccine may 
be soaring too high. The confident depiction by politicians and companies that a vaccine is imminent and 
inevitable may give people unrealistic beliefs about how soon the world can return to normal — and even spark 
resistance to simple strategies that can tamp down transmission and save lives in the short term." The Post adds 
that a vaccine being "shown safe and effective will be a beginning, not the end. Deploying the vaccine to people 
in the United States and around the world will test and strain distribution networks, the supply chain, public trust 
and global cooperation. It will take months or, more likely, years to reach enough people to make the world 
safe." 
Despite Early Success Flattening Curve, San Francisco Seeing Surge In Cases. 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.conthechnology/2020/08/02/san-francisco-coronavirus-
surge> (8/2, Al, Kelly, Lerman, 14.2M) reports that the San Francisco Bay Area "was one of the first metro 
areas in the United States to fully shut down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus." But, "more than four 
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months after the region put some of the nation's first shelter-in-place orders in effect, the Bay Area is 
experiencing a surge in cases and counties are rolling back reopening plans." While "leaders here tried to do 
everything cautiously and by the book, cases still eventually spiked over a month and a half, to an average of 877 
cases a day at the end of July from 217 a day in mid-June. Medical experts say a slow but steady rise in 
complacency is worsening the case count." 
Trump Challenges Fauci Over Cause Of Increase In US Coronavirus Cases. 
Politico <https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/01/wrong-trump-rebukes-fauci-in-tweet-390150> (8/1, 
Semones, 4.29M) reports that President Trump "publicly rebuked Dr. Anthony Fauci on Saturday, forcefully 
rejecting the nation's top infectious disease expert's testimony on why the U.S. has experienced a renewed surge 
in coronavirus cases." The President tweeted 
<https://twitter.corn/realDonaldTrump/status/1289633359681839105> , "Wrong! We have more cases because 
we have tested far more than any other country, 60,000,000. If we tested less, there would be less cases. How did 
Italy, France & Spain do? Now Europe sadly has flare ups. Most of our governors worked hard & smart. We will 
come back STRONG!" Politico says the President's comments came in response to a video 
<https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1289239786452996097> where Fauci on Friday "explained to a House 
subcommittee that the U.S. has seen more cases than European countries because it only shut down a fraction of 
its economy amid the pandemic." 
Meanwhile, The Hill <hups://thehill.com/homenews/media/510118-tucker-carlson-calls-fauci-a-fraud-after-
tense-hearing> (8/1, Concha, 2.98M) reports Tucker Carlson on Friday "slammed...Fauci as a `total fraud' after 
the top infectious disease expert's Friday testimony on Capitol Hill, with the Fox News host asserting that 'there 
is nothing' Fauci 'won't opine on as long as it doesn't offend the popular and fashionable left.' 
Giroir: "Testing Does Not Replace Personal Responsibility." On the CBS Weekend News 
<https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/lf8937cbb8724e609610937879f27ccOpubid=fbi> (8/1, story 4, 
0:21, Bacchus, 2.37M), Danya Bacchus reported Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir on Friday 
"urged Americans to take precautions for themselves and others." Giroir: "We cannot test our way out of this or 
any other pandemic. Testing does not replace personal responsibility. It does not substitute for avoiding crowded 
indoor spaces or washing hands or wearing a mask." 
FDA Expands Warning About Potentially Toxic Hand Sanitizers. 
ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/e40b3ee4b3614b45a0cdc21384cbdf13? 
pubid=fbi> (8/2, story 10, 0:15, Llamas, 5.23M) reported that the FDA is again "expanding its list of potentially 
toxic hand sanitizers. The agency now warning against more than 100 products that may contain methanol, 
which could be toxic when absorbed through skin or ingested." 
USA Today <https://www.usatoday.corn/story/money/2020/08/0 Uhand-sanitizer-warning-methanol-risk-fda-
avoid-these-sanitizers/5562366002/> (8/1, Tyko, 10.31M) reports the Food and Drug Administration's "do-not-
use list of dangerous hand sanitizer products" keeps growing, with the list, as of Saturday, now featuring 101 
hand sanitizer varieties. The FDA said, "FDA continues to find issues with certain hand sanitizer products. FDA 
test results show certain hand sanitizers have concerningly low levels of ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol, 
which are active ingredients in hand sanitizer products." It added, "The agency urges consumers not to use these 
subpotent products and has expanded its list to include subpotent hand sanitizers, in addition to hand sanitizers 
that are or may be contaminated with methanol." 
Rep. Grijalva Tests Positive For Covid-19. 
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The Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/l0th-house-lawmaker-tests-positive-for-covid-19-
11596306537> (8/1, Peterson, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports House Natural Resources Chairman 
Raul Grijalva on Saturday announced he became the tenth lawmaker in the House to test positive for positive for 
Covid-19, although he said he was asymptomatic. The Journal says Grijalva self-quarantined after Rep. Louie 
Gohmert (R-TX) announced his positive diagnosis on Wednesday, a day after they interacted at a committee 
hearing. 
NBC Nightly News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/b1c4d67887b64931b3404a3adac89f3e? 
pubid=fbi> (8/1, story 8, 0:16, Diaz-Balart, 3.57M) provided similar coverage in a brief broadcast. 
More Players On St. Louis Cardinals Test Positive For Coronavirus. 
The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/01/cardinals-coronavirus-outbreaki> 
(8/1, Sheinin, 14.2M) reports Major League Baseball's hopes of saving the season in the midst of the pandemic 
"took another ominous turn Saturday, when the St. Louis Cardinals received word of additional positive tests for 
the novel coronavirus, requiring the postponement of the entire Cardinals-Brewers weekend series in Milwaukee 
and deepening the level of pessimism around the sport that the season can go on." After reporting a pair of 
positive tests on Friday, the Cardinals had an additional "four positives Saturday, one of which was a player, 
using rapid tests." In addition to the Cardinal's outbreak having arisen, the past week also saw 18 Miami Marlins 
players as well as two team coaches test positive. The Wall Street Journal 
<https://vvwvv.wsj.corn/articles/coronavirus-spreads-on-st-louis-cardinals-stoking-fears-about-season-
11596297415> (8/1, Diamond, Radnofsky, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that during a Friday call 
with MLB Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred signaled that 
the season could be shut down if conditions don't get better. 
On NBC Nightly News <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.com/8fOd2ee77d27430eb77b7c065d535b18? 
pubid=fbi> (8/1, story 10, 1:58, Diaz-Balart, 3.57M), correspondent Kathy Park reported the Brewers' Lorenzo 
Cain "says he is opting out of the season and so is the Marlins' second baseman Isan Diaz, who wrote, `This has 
been a tough week to see so many of my teammates come down with this virus and see how quickly it spreads.' 
USA Today Sports Columnist Dan Wolken said, "You've already seen in a little bit more than a week of Major 
League Baseball how difficult it is to operate a league where teams are traveling across the country. What you've 
seen is baseball tried to adjust on the fly." Park added, "Pandemic planning for the NHL includes a bubble set up 
in Canada as players returned to the ice today." 
ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/b2ffefbelb8448219lee4b703f7lIcel? 
pubid=fbi> (8/1, story 4, 0:14, Ault, 4.95M) provided similar coverage in a brief broadcast. 
Administration Reportedly Lacks Vaccine Distribution Plan. 
Reuters <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccine/trump-planning-for-u-s-rollout-of-
coronavirus-vaccine-falling-short-officials-warn-idUSKCN24WION> (7/31, Cowan) reports that "as scientists 
and pharmaceutical companies work at breakneck speed to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, public 
health officials and senior U.S. lawmakers are sounding alarms about the Trump administration's lack of 
planning for its nationwide distribution." According to Reuters, "The federal government traditionally plays a 
principal role in funding and overseeing manufacturing and distribution of new vaccines during pandemics." 
Reuters adds, "There won't be enough vaccine for all 330 million Americans right away, so the government also 
has a role in deciding who gets it first." However, Reuters says "right now, it is unclear who in Washington is in 
charge of oversight, much less any critical details." 
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