Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said there were more than 20 confidential sources at the Jan. 6 crowd, but only three were assigned by the FBI to attend the event. , emphasized that neither source received authority or direction from the FBI. Fox News found the station intended to “break the law” or “encourage others to commit illegal acts.”
Horowitz on Thursday released a long-awaited report on the FBI's handling of confidential human resources and intelligence gathering efforts leading up to the January 6, 2021 electoral certification.
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“Today's report also details our findings regarding FBI CHS who were in Washington, D.C., on January 6,” the report states. “As a result of our investigation, none of these FBI CHSs were authorized by the FBI to violate any laws, such as entering the Capitol or any restricted areas, on January 6th, nor did they allow anyone else to violate the law on January 6th.” Nor was CHS found to have been directed by the FBI to encourage the conduct.''6.
The report found that the FBI played a minor supporting role in the January 6, 2021 response, but primarily because the event was classified by the Department of Homeland Security as a This is because it was deemed not to be at the guaranteed level.
A scene from the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
But Horowitz said the FBI has taken significant and appropriate steps to prepare for the role.
According to the report, there were a total of 26 confidential sources in the crowd that day, but only three of them were assigned by the Bureau to be present at the scene.
One of the three confidential intelligence sources ordered by the FBI to attend the rally entered the Capitol, and two others entered restricted areas around the Capitol.
If a confidential source is directed to attend a specific event, the FBI will pay them for their time.
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Horowitz emphasized that no sources are encouraged or authorized by the FBI to enter the Capitol or any restricted areas or to engage in any illegal activity.
Twenty-three of the confidential sources present on January 6 traveled to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., in person. Three of the group entered the Capitol during the riot, and 11 additional sources entered restricted areas around the Capitol.
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