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Friday briefing: What to know about the Trump and Biden document stories – and why they’re very different

In today’s newsletter: Both the current and previous president of the United States are under investigation over classified documents – but their cases are very different

The Guardian - UK

Special counsel Robert Hur takes over probe into Biden's handling of documents

WASHINGTON — Robert Hur, the special counsel overseeing the possible mishandling into whether President Joe Biden broke any laws related to the mishandling of classified documents, officially begins his work Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

FBI searched Biden’s beach house amid document probe, lawyer says

US president’s lawyer says search, conducted with Biden’s cooperation, did not result in finding classified documents.

Al Jazeera

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Trump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipation

Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been put on notice by a prosecutor, but the warning didn’t come from anyone at the Justice Department

The Independent UK

Doyle McManus: Biden's documents misstep helps Trump politically — and legally too

When classified documents turned up in President Joe Biden's former office, his Delaware home and the garage housing his Corvette, the political impact was predictable. Republicans gleefully accused Biden of the same offense that prompted the FBI to raid former President Donald Trump's Florida estate last August.

Los Angeles Times

SNL addresses killing of Tyre Nichols in rare serious moment for comedy show

’We gonna make sure justice is served down in Memphis, right?’ Kenan Tompson said

The Independent UK

City of Memphis releases footage of police fatally beating Tyre Nichols

Memphis has braced for the footage after warnings it shows officers beating Nichols.

Axios

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A man who killed 8 bicyclists in Manhattan is convicted and may face the death penalty

Sayfullo Saipov was found guilty of running down riders with a rental truck on a Manhattan bike path in 2017. Prosecutors said the Halloween attack was inspired by his reverence for the Islamic State.

WEKU

US Charges Three in Iran-Backed Effort to Assassinate Journalist

US prosecutors have charged three members of an Eastern European criminal organization which has ties to Iran's government with conspiring to assassinate a journalist and activist who is a US citizen, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday. Rafat Amirov, Polad Omarov and Khalid Mehdiyev were charged with murder-for-hire and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences

When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican party circles. They wasted no time in demanding further investigation into…

The Conversation

Biden’s documents drama might not be ending anytime soon

President Joe Biden’s expectations for a quick resolution of a probe into his mishandling of classified documents have been dashed, as a steady drip of new developments has tied it into political knots.

Tribune News Service

U.S. infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’

U.S. officials and foreign partners said the targeted syndicate, known as Hive, is among the world’s top five ransomware networks and has heavily targeted health care.

Chicago Sun-Times

NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty

An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path has been convicted of federal charges and could face the death penalty

The Independent UK

US National Archives asks ex-presidents to check for classified papers

Ex-presidents and vice-presidents received letters on reviewing their personal records after Trump, Biden and Pence discoveries

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WEKU

FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group

The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.

The Guardian - US

US authorities seize servers for Hive ransomware group

‘We hacked the hackers,’ says deputy attorney general of group that has received over $100m in extortion payments from victims

The Independent UK

FBI hacked hackers to bust $130m ransomware gang, Justice Department reveals

Bureau says its intervention saved more than 300 entities from having to pay ransom fees

Al Jazeera

US shuts down major ransomware network Hive

US officials say Hive ransomware network extorted more than $100m from victims in more than 80 countries.

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The Independent UK

US infiltrates big ransomware gang: 'We hacked the hackers'

Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials say the FBI has at least temporarily dismantled the network of a prolific ransomware gang it infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential $130 million in ransom payments

Axios

FBI shuts down the websites, servers behind prolific ransomware gang Hive

The U.S. government estimates that Hive has targeted more than 1,500 companies in over 80 countries.

Tribune News Service

Jail time and wrist slaps: US secrets probes boast messy history

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, Joe Biden and now Mike Pence join a long line of U.S. officials investigated for mishandling classified material. A look at dozens of similar cases over decades shows that the Justice Department’s decision to press charges is rarely as simple as it might seem.

The Guardian - US

Pence discovery raises fresh questions over US handling of classified papers

Biden, Trump and Pence cases prompt calls to tighten government procedures as Republican congressman says ‘the process is broken’

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers

There are plenty of similarities — but also a major difference — among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence

Reason

Does AG Garland Need to Appoint A Third Special Counsel To Investigate Potential-Presidential-Candidate Pence?

To maintain the appearance of neutrality, Garland may have to.

Al Jazeera

Classified documents discovered at ex-Vice President Pence’s home

Mike Pence, the former vice president under Donald Trump, is cooperating with the FBI to turn over classified materials.

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