FBI Had Informants in Proud Boys, Court Papers Suggest

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The F.B.I. had as many as eight informants inside the far-right Proud Boys in the months surrounding the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the New York Times Reports. The existence of the informants came to light in a flurry of veiled court filings by defense lawyers for five members of the Proud Boys who are set to go on trial next month.

Published 3 months ago · Washington, United States

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The Independent

FBI reportedly had up to eight informants in the Proud Boys on Jan 6

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The Daily Caller

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Raw Story

FBI had informants inside Proud Boys in the months surrounding Jan 6: report

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Business Insider

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The Epoch Times

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3 months ago·New York, United States

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Political Wire

FBI Had Informants in the Proud Boys

New York Times: “The FBI had as many as eight informants inside the far-right Proud Boys in the months surrounding the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, recent court papers indicate, raising questions about how much federal investigators were able to learn from them about the violent mob at

3 months ago·New York, United States

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