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 Violence In Cities. President Trump said in an interview on Fox News' Hannity (7/9, 535K), "New York City is not recognizable. Crime is way up. Shootings are way up. Murder is way up. It's just unbelievable. Chicago, what's going on in Chicago, and we are looking at it very seriously because we are going to have to do something. We're really supposed to b asked to come in and help, the federal government. ... So we are ready to act and at some point we may have to act anyway. We may have to do it sooner rather than later." Acting DHS Secretary Wolf said on the Howie Carr Show (7/9) that there is 'a lack of political leadership in a number of cities to include Portland, but we have see it in Seattle. We have seen it in Atlanta and Chicago and elsewhere, not providing that back up, not providing leadership, at least allowing their police department to do their job." Acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said on Fox Business' Evening Edit, "If you want to know what defunding th