A new report from the Justice Department revealed the number of undercover agents and sources involved in the January 6 riots on Capitol Hill protesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.
There was no evidence that undercover FBI agents were in the crowd or on Capitol Hill, according to a report from the inspector general’s office.
“We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or in the testimony we received that indicates or suggests that the FBI had undercover personnel in the various protest crowds or at the Capitol on January 6,” the spokesperson said. report noted.
But the inspector general revealed that the Justice Department had 26 confidential human sources working for the FBI in Washington DC during the protests.
Confidential human sources work with the FBI to provide them with information and insights into the inner workings of organizations that threaten 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 stated that there was a confidential human source who was in contact with the leadership of far-right groups such as the Oath Keepers and was aware of the plans discussed by the Proud Boys.
The United States Capitol in Washington, DC 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 had authority to enter the Capitol or break the law, but that four of them did.
“None of the CHSs who entered the Capitol or any restricted area have been prosecuted to date,” the report said.
The report faults the FBI for failing to disseminate information about potential violence to surrounding offices.
“The FBI should therefore have inquired with its field offices for relevant CHS information by January 6,” the report said.
The report shows that the inspector general’s office reviewed more than 500,000 documents and interviewed more than 200 witnesses for their report.
It comes after Trump signaled on Sunday evening that he plans to use Joe Biden’s pardon for his son Hunter to his own advantage and pardon the January 6 suspects.
“Does Joe’s pardon for Hunter include the J-6 hostages, who have been held captive for years now? What an abuse and miscarriage of justice!’ Trump wrote this in his first public comments since Biden announced the pardon on Sunday.
That came not long after Fox News commentator Charlie Hurt made the connection.
“I think he should at least commute the sentences of all of them and pardon everyone who was clearly just following the person in front of them as he wandered around the capital,” he said.
It comes after Trump signaled on Sunday evening that he plans to use Joe Biden’s pardon for his son Hunter to his own advantage and pardon the January 6 suspects
More than 1,200 people have been charged on charges related to January 6
Others were accused of interfering with official proceedings on a day when Congress met to certify the electoral votes that made Joe Biden president
‘Forgive them all. There were those who did more than just that. And I think he should commute their sentences and set them all free! One by one,” he said.
According to the Justice Department, 140 police officers were tortured during the attack on the Capitol, including 80 U.S. Capitol Police officers and 60 from DC’s Metropolitan Police Department.
Trump repeatedly raised the idea of the pardon during his campaign. His new choice to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, has also taken over the case of the January 6 defendants. He also played “Justice for All,” a rendition of the national anthem as sung by the Jan. 6 defendants, at campaign rallies.
More than 1,200 people have been charged on charges related to January 6. Many fought with police officers. Others were accused of interfering with official proceedings on a day when Congress met to certify the electoral votes that made Joe Biden president.