From: NY Ma To: Undisclosed recipients:; Subject: SITREP and Orange is the Color of the Day for Friday, July 18, 2025 Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Importance: Normal Inline-Images: Outlook-Is23fdvijpg D f i, I . BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Go to New York Field Office News and Information Follow this site to get updates in your newsfeed. NEWLY LISTED EVENTS Nothing to report. ICE ERO OPERATIONS Daily Teams Channel for ICE Operations: 07.18.2025 ICE ERO Operations I M365•NY•OPERATIONS I Microsoft Teams COLOR OF THE DAY Orange AIR QUALITY INDEX As of 7am (AQI) Value of Index = 50 OZONE = 31 Daily AQI Color = Green Reference: AirNow.gov NATIONAL WEATHFR SERVICE Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. SIGNIFICANT NEWS EVENTS Continued Reporting: President Trump Won't Recommend Special Counsel in Epstein Investigation The Associated Press (07/17, Tucker) reported that the controversy surrounding the handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation has intensified after The Wall Street Journal (07/17, Safdar, Palazzolo) reported on a 2003 letter that allegedly bears frump's name and contains sexually suggestive content, which Trump has denied writing, calling it "false, malicious, and defamatory". The letter, which was reportedly collected by Ghlslaine Maxwell as part of a birthday album for Epstein, includes text framed by the outline of a hand-drawn naked woman and ends with the phrase "Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret." President Trump has promised to sue The Wall Street Journal over the story claiming that the letter is "fake" and that he does not draw pictures or speak in the manner described in the letter, and Vice President JD Vance has also criticized the newspaper, saying it "should be ashamed" for publishing the story without showing the letter to the Trump administration beforehand. According to the article, the Trump administration has been struggling to contain the fallout from the DO