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The NY Times reports that Pres. Elect Joe Biden plans to keep Christopher Wray on as FBI Director. A senior Biden official told The Times Biden was "not removing the FBI director unless Trump fired him." Business Insider speculated the move is part of the Biden team's broader effort to restore trust intelligence and justice systems. The institutions which have been in place to protect Americans has become overtly politicized under the Trump administration.
A former adviser to President Donald Trump is facing another legal battle: finding new lawyers to represent him. Newser reports Steve Bannon made incendiary comments on his podcast about beheading FBI Director Christopher Wray and NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Bannon's lawyers asked a judge Friday to delay a hearing because they no longer want to represent their client. Mr. Bannon is in the process of retaining new counsel, and [the law firm] Quinn Emanuel intends to move to withdraw. William Burck Attorney for Steve Bannon The former adviser to President Donald Trump is facing federal charges for allegedly defrauding donors of millions of dollars in a bogus campaign to build a US-Mexico border wall.
Following the violent attack on the US Capitol, federal officials launched the most extensive counterterrorism probe since September 11, 2001. Meanwhile, the heads of the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security--and the President himself--have remained essentially silent. But according to CNN, the Federal Bureau of Investigation means business. And FBI Director Christopher Wray doesn't mind saying so. Wray says the agency is monitoring 'extensive' online chatter about future protests and warned the men and women who wreaked havoc on the Capitol. We know who you are, if you're out there and FBI agents are coming to find you. Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation The insurrection was fueled by President Donald Trump's lies about his definitive election loss. It also exposed the reach of baseless conspiracy theories that have radicalized Americans to the point that they laid siege to their own Capitol.
The director of Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA), Graeme Biggar, says the agency has disrupted ransomware specialist LockBit "as part of an international task force of 10 countries". LockBit was targeted as part of a dedicated taskforce called Operation Cronos involving the NCA working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and agencies in nine other countries. SOUNDBITE
"Wonder Woman 1984" was expected to be one of the be one of the biggest movies of 2020. Now the film is being released on HBOMAX instead of in the theaters. Director Patty Jenkins did not expect the movie to release first on a streaming platform. She believes now is the time for people to see it. Jenkins said she wishes more audiences could see the film in a theater, but she's happy it's finally releasing. Last week Warner Bros. announced it will make the studio's entire 2021 slate of films available to HBO Max subscribers without an additional fee.
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