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January 6 Capitol Riot FBI Involvement

The involvement of FBI undercover agents in the January 6 Capitol riot

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Jan 18, 2026
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Did the FBI have undercover agents January 6th?

The Justice Department Inspector General’s review concluded there were no undercover FBI employees embedded in the January 6 crowds or inside the Capitol during the riot, while also documenting that d...

Jan 18, 2026
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What did the DOJ Office of Inspector General specifically recommend about FBI handling of informants before Jan. 6?

The DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the FBI had usable reporting from confidential human sources (CHSs) before and during January 6, 2021, but failed to take at least one basic st...