A new Department of Justice report revealed the number of undercover agents and sources involved with the January 6th riots on Capitol Hill protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.
A report from the Inspector General’s office said there was no evidence that there were undercover FBI agents in the crowd or on Capitol Hill.
‘We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest crowds, or at the Capitol, on January 6,’ the report noted.
But the inspector general revealed that the Department of Justice had 26 confidential human sources working for the FBI in Washington, D.C., during the protests.
Confidential human sources work with the FBI to offer them information and insights about the inner workings of organizations threatening the country, such as criminal, terrorist and espionage networks.
Four of the confidential human sources entered the Capitol building, 13 of them entered the restricted area around the Capitol.
The report noted there was a confidential human source who was in contact with the leadership of far-right groups such as the Oath Keepers, and were aware of plans discussed by the Proud Boys.
The United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. was breached by thousands of protesters during a “Stop The Steal” rally in support of President Donald Trump
Trump supporters riot on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021 to protest the presidential election
The report stated that none of the confidential sources were authorized to enter the Capitol or break the law, but that four of them did.
‘None of the CHSs who entered the Capitol or a restricted area has been prosecuted to date,’ the report notes.
The report faults the FBI for failing to canvas the information about potential violence to surrounding offices.
‘The FBI therefore should have canvassed its field offices for any relevant CHS information in advance of January 6,’ the report notes.
The report reveals the inspector general’s office reviews more than 500,000 documents and interviewed more than 200 witnesses for their report.
