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From: To: Subject: 2/26 News Clippings Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:29:23 +0000 Importance: Normal Attachments: 2.26.2025_ FBI_ Daily_News Briefing.pdf _ _ _ Inline-Images: image001.png; image002jpg Good morning, Today's version of the 5 AM SIOC News Briefing is attached. Research of the SIOC yielded the following: IMD-RIDS Releases/FOIPA Mentions: Date Article Title Reportable Information Release(s) Case #(s) Media Source(s) Hyperlink(s) Other Releases: Date Article Title Reportable Information IMD February 26, 2025 Nothing additional to report. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A February 26, 2025 From the SIOC News Briefing (attached is today's copy): Other FBI News: • Top GOP Senators Call On DOJ to Investigate Potential Criminal FBI Leaks to Media Media reports reported that two senior Senate Republican lawmakers called on Attorney General Pam Bondi and Director Patel to investigate potential criminal leaks to the media of sensitive and classified information ahead of the 2024 presidential election, and to investigate former Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault and his associates' potential breach of FBI information sharing policies. EFTA01655683 Articles included screenshots of redacted Bureau emails sent by Timothy Thibault. Redactions are not consistent with our office's standards. Release(s) Multiple releases in the followin• litigations were located in FDPS related to subject No vault releases located. Case #(s) The Other following litigations were located: have been made but met with UP3 res•onses. FOIPA re•uests Media Source(s) Hyperlink(s) SIOC, Washin•ton Washington Times: and Kash Patel to Times, The New York Post, and Dail Mail Chuck Grassley Ron Johnson call on Pam Bondi probe FBI leaks New of girlfriend York Post: Ex-FBI agent improperly shared gov info, nude photo from bureau email account -- while allegedly shielding Hunter Biden exposed for sharing explosive 'sensitive' Daily •overnment Mail: Ex-FBI agent emails and nude •ics of his •irlfriend The following subjects mentioned in the SIOC have been previously reported but remain in the news: • Deepfakes being used in scamming schemes (previously reported 9/15/2023) • Cocaine discovered in White House on July 2, 2023 (previously reported 11/14/2023) • Lockbit Ransomware (previously reported on 11/22/2023) o CyberNews: LockBit ransom gang claims to have stolen information that could "destroy' FBI • Crossfire Hurricane (previously reported 12/18/2023) • Chinese spy balloons (previously reported on 2/6/2024) • Smishing scam with texts regarding unpaid tolls (reported on 4/22/2024) • Video of man who is suspected to have planted the viable pipe bomb near the DNC headquarters on January 6th, 2021 (reported on 8/2/2024) • Kash Patel Sworn in as Ninth FBI Director (reported in FYSA on 12/10/2024) • Joint Advisory regarding Ghost Ransomware (previously reported on 2/20/2025) • GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn Demands FBI, IRS Release 'Complete, Unredacted' Epstein Documents (previously reported in FYSA on 2/25/2025) Research of various news sources yielded the following: Date Article Title Reportable Information Release(s) Case #(s) Media Source(s) Hyperlink(s) February 26. 2025 Nothing additional to report. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Please note: Due to time constraints, the information reported was reviewed and obtained from the 5:00AM draft version of the FBI Daily News Briefing. As such, there may be some discrepancies between the articles included EFTA01655684 within the draft and finalized versions of the FBI Daily News Briefing. Respectfully, Government Information Specialist RIDS I FOU-1 Information Management Division E )IMD EFTA01655685