The highest law enforcement agency in the country has been hiding something. And it is Earth shattering.
Because the FBI stunned everyone with one confession about January 6th.
An inspector general report revealed Thursday that the FBI had over two dozen informants in Washington during the January 6, 2021, Capitol protests, with four of them entering the Capitol building amid the chaos. Thirteen additional informants joined the crowd that breached restricted Capitol grounds but refrained from entering the building. None of these informants have faced prosecution.
The investigation found no evidence that undercover FBI employees participated in any of the protests.
However, it confirmed that 13 informants, referred to as “confidential human sources” (CHSs) in FBI terminology, entered restricted areas surrounding the Capitol, while another 13 were present in Washington for election-related protests but stayed outside the restricted zones.
“None of these FBI CHSs were authorized to enter the Capitol or a restricted area, or to otherwise break the law on January 6, nor was any CHS directed by the FBI to encourage others to commit illegal acts on January 6,” the report stated.
Speculation about the FBI’s involvement in the events of January 6 has been a recurring topic in conservative circles, despite the bureau’s repeated denials.
FBI Director Christopher Wray previously dismissed such claims as “ludicrous” and an affront to the integrity of the agency’s personnel. However, he avoided addressing whether informants had been present during the unrest.
A whistleblower disclosed to Congress in 2023 that at least 25 FBI informants were used in connection with the protests, a detail the FBI had not publicly acknowledged.
According to the whistleblower, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate considered their involvement too embarrassing to disclose.
The inspector general’s report indicated that the informants provided insights into a rising sense of unrest among conservatives skeptical of the 2020 election’s outcome.
Some were tasked with monitoring the activities of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, two right-wing groups under FBI scrutiny for potential domestic terrorism.
While the FBI claimed that none of its undercover employees were involved in the protests, it acknowledged shortcomings in sharing and following up on intelligence provided by informants.
The bureau agreed with the inspector general’s recommendation to enhance preparations for assessing domestic terrorism threats at future events.
Among the 26 informants in Washington, three were specifically assigned to monitor subjects of domestic terrorism investigations. Of those, one entered the Capitol, while the other two breached restricted areas but did not go inside.
Despite the Justice Department’s aggressive pursuit of January 6 participants, none of the informants have been charged.
The U.S. attorney for Washington stated that individuals whose sole offense was entering restricted grounds have generally not been prosecuted — a stance that has reportedly led to the declination of charges for hundreds of individuals.
This approach, however, does not seem to explain the lack of charges against the four informants who entered the Capitol itself.
The U.S. attorney’s office declined to provide further comment beyond its statement in the report.
Meanwhile, the FBI defended its conduct, emphasizing that its undercover employees were not involved in the protests but expressing disagreement with some aspects of the inspector general’s conclusions regarding informant activities.
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