Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz revealed Thursday that more than 20 confidential human intelligence sources (CHS) were outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 protests.
FBI only assigned Three CHSs had to be present at the protest, and the report stressed that none of the sources had been authorized or directed by authorities to “break the law” or “encourage others to commit illegal acts.”
The report explains:
Today's report also details the FBI CHS findings. Washington DC, As a result of our investigation, none of these FBI CHSs were authorized by the FBI to enter the Capitol or restricted areas or otherwise violate laws on January 6th, nor did the FBI It was also determined that no CHS instructed CHS to encourage illegal activity. Act on January 6th.
“The report revealed that the FBI played a minor supporting role in the January 6, 2021 response, primarily because the event was “This is because the security level was not deemed to be high enough,” FOX News explained.
The report continued:
An FBI field office ordered CHS to travel to D.C. to report on the activities of a domestic terrorism suspect who had separately planned to travel to D.C. for the January 6 electoral certification. A second FBI field office reports on two potential domestic terrorism (DT) subjects from another FBI field office who were planning a trip to Washington, D.C. for the events of January 6th. CHS was tasked with traveling to DC to do so. The third CHS officer had informed the staff in charge of his intention to go to Washington, D.C., of his own volition in preparation for the events of January 6th. I was given the task of potentially reporting on two DT subjects from the area. I will be traveling to DC for the event on January 6th.
Horowitz said investigators found “evidence in the documents we have reviewed and in the testimony we have received that the FBI had agents infiltrating various protest crowds and the Capitol building on January 6th.” No suggestions were found.”
In response to the Horowitz report, the FBI said:
…Although he did not have primary responsibility for intelligence gathering or event security on January 6, he nevertheless “recognized the potential for violence and took significant and appropriate steps to prepare for this supporting role.” ”. Additionally, the report includes an OIG analysis of the FBI's use of confidential human intelligence sources (CHS), stating that the FBI's CHS “was used on Jan. There was no authority, and no authority was given, to commit any violation.'' CHS was directed by the FBI on January 6th to encourage others to commit illegal activities.
The agency also “evaluates the processes and procedures it uses to prepare for events it determines are of potential domestic security concern (but not designated by DHS as NSSE or SEAR events) and “We accept the Inspector General's recommendations to ensure that.” Processes and procedures that clearly define the division of responsibilities between and within the relevant FBI field offices and FBI Headquarters. ”
“This report confirms what we suspected,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan told Fox News Digital. “The FBI had encouraged and tasked classified sources to come to the Capitol that day. A total of 26 people participated. Four people entered the Capitol and were not charged; It's not the same as how Americans were treated.”
“We've always been concerned about government agencies being weaponized against the American people. That's not the way our system is supposed to work,” he added.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Thursday that “FBI Director Wray resigned just before the release of the IG report that exposed the activities of confidential FBI sources at the Capitol on January 6th. It's no coincidence that we've been looking for answers about this for four years now.
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on X @SeanMoran3.
