No FBI agents were undercover at Jan. 6 insurrection, Justice Department watchdog says
- The FBI should have collected more intelligence before the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, as stated in a watchdog report released on Thursday.
- The report clarifies that no undercover FBI employees were present during the riot, and none of its informants participated.
- The report dismisses conspiracy theories that the FBI instigated the Capitol riot while noting the bureau took proper preparatory steps for the event.
- FBI Director Wray described claims of orchestration by FBI agents as 'ludicrous.
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Legal Scholar Raises Concerns Over DOJ Hiding FBI Informants at Jan. 6
Renowned legal scholar and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley sounded the alarm about the DOJ’s failure to disclose to Jan. 6 defendants that FBI informants were present in the U.S. Capitol that day in 2021, as detailed in a DOJ Inspector General report. In a Thursday interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum, Turley said the report raised “more questions than answers” about the FBI’s rumored role in inciting violence at the Capitol. The l…
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