A Virginia councilman was set on fire in an apparent personal attack on Wednesday, ABC News reports.

A CBS News investigation of the Jeffrey Epstein jail video reveals “the recording doesn’t provide a clear view of the entrance to Epstein’s cell block — one of several contradictions between officials’ descriptions of the video and the video itself.”

And “the video does little to provide evidence to support claims that were later made by federal officials.”

“The review doesn’t refute the conclusion that Epstein died by suicide. But it raises questions about the strength and credibility of the government’s investigation, which appears to have drawn conclusions from the video that are not readily observable.”

“They get a kick out of playing dress-up and acting tough, but they actually have no idea what they’re doing.”

— Former FBI agent Michael Feinberg, quoted by The Altantic, on President Trump’s leadership at the FBI.

“Disgraced former Rep. George Santos is set to report to prison on Friday, beginning a more than seven-year sentence after pleading guilty to a laundry list of federal charges that included wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering,” NBC News reports.

“Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he met with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday,” Axios reports.

Said Blanche: “Today, I met with Ghislaine Maxwell, and I will continue my interview of her tomorrow. The Department of Justice will share additional information about what we learned at the appropriate time.”

“Ghislaine Maxwell engaged in a ‘significant pattern of dishonest conduct,’ enabled and participated in the abuse of multiple teenage girls, and failed to take responsibility for her crimes,” ABC News reports.

“That was the assessment of the federal prosecutors who brought a criminal case against the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein and sent her to prison for 20 years.”

“Now, three years later — and amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files — the Department of Justice has decided to approach Maxwell, 63, to purportedly learn more about her knowledge of whether Epstein’s sex trafficking extended to people other than himself.”

New York Post: “George Santos — the onetime Brazilian drag queen-turned-politician-turned-convicted liar — revealed his biggest fear about reporting to prison Friday to start his 87-month stint behind bars.”

“The bloviating former Long Island Republican congressman admitted that he’s had so much work done on his face that it’s currently about 30% ‘filler’ — which is likely to ‘migrate’ during his up to 87 months behind bars.”

“For more than a year, State Senator Nicole Mitchell operated on the periphery of the Minnesota Legislature as she awaited trial on felony charges,” the New York Times reports.

“Her fellow Democrats, who held a one-seat majority for much of that time, continued to rely on her vote, but no longer included her in caucus meetings or committees. All the while, Republicans were trying to expel her from the chamber.”

“On Monday, just days after a jury convicted her of burglary, Ms. Mitchell said she would soon step down. By leaving office, Ms. Mitchell is likely to avoid the possibility of being removed.”

“It appeared on Monday morning that her departure would end the Democrats’ majority in the chamber. But in a somber turn, Senate officials announced later in the day that a Republican member, Senator Bruce Anderson, had died, keeping the balance of power in St. Paul unchanged.”

“The Department of Justice under the Trump administration has fired dozens of career prosecutors during the past six months, making the dismissal of federal attorneys — generally a move reserved for cases of misconduct — almost commonplace,” the Washington Post reports.

“The dismissals often came without warning and have affected more than 40 prosecutors.”

“A top Secret Service official was the target of a ‘swatting’ incident at his home on the Fourth of July,” Axios reports.

“While the incident didn’t lead to any harm, it’s another example of just how difficult it’s become for law enforcement to reign in the the wave of hoax calls.”

“President’s Trump’s audacious plan to convert Alcatraz back to a maximum- security prison could come with a hefty price tag: $2 billion,” Axios reports.

“The Justice Department is asking that a former police officer found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor in 2020 – when she was shot and killed by police in her Louisville home – be sentenced to one day in jail,” CNN reports.

“The officer, Brett Hankison of Kentucky, was convicted on one count of abusing Taylor’s civil rights last year after firing several shots through Taylor’s bedroom window during a police raid. He is set to be sentenced on Monday.”

Wired: “Newly uncovered metadata reveals that nearly three minutes of footage were cut from what the Department of Justice and FBI described as ‘full raw’ surveillance video from the only functioning camera near Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell the night before he was found dead.”

“It is so fucking bananas to watch them now try and diffuse this bomb that they planted.”

— Jon Stewart, quoted by the HuffPost, on how the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracies are dividing Trump supporters.

“A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed Thursday,” the AP reports.

“The civil lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said First Liberty Building and Loan, controlled by Brant Frost IV, lied to investors about its business of making high-interest loans to companies. Instead, investigators said, it raised more money to repay earlier investors.”