FBI PUBLIC AFFAIRS - DIRECTOR'S AM NEWS BRIEFING

FBI PUBLIC AFFAIRS - DIRECTOR'S AM NEWS BRIEFING FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020 5:00 AM EDT Barr: FBI Has Made 150 Arrests, Launched More Than 500 Probes Related To Protests. Fox News (7/9, Blitzer, 27.59M) reports that Attorney General Barr "gave an update Thursday on the federal investigations into rioting that took place across the nation in the aftermath of George Floyd's death." Barr had previously announced that the Justice Department had evidence that outside instigators - including individuals connected to Antifa --- were behind some of the violence that appeared to spin out of peaceful protests against police brutality. The attorney general said that 'legitimate demonstrations' were 'hijacked' by these outside actors, and that federal law enforcement is "building up our intelligence" on the alleged instigators." Barr "said that the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is focusing on extremist groups that are potentially behind the riots' Trump Says He May Have To Act To Stop Vi