DOJ IG reveals 26 FBI informants were present on Jan. 6
FOX NewsDEC 26 2024
Report: FBI Had 26 Informants at Jan. 6 Capitol Riots, Missed Key Intel Steps
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
The FBI made some mistakes in the lead-up to Jan. 6, 2021, and it takes responsibility for its inability to stop — or at least reduce — the violence that day. But this report should put an end to the conspiracy theories spread by Pres.-elect Trump and his allies about FBI undercover agents leading the charge and entrapping those who fought law enforcement agents and vandalized the Capitol.
Republican narrative
This report doesn't debunk any of the theories around entrapment, it just raises more questions. If the informants who violated the law weren't present under FBI orders, then they should've been charged with the thousands of others. The fact that these FBI assets still could've been riling up the crowd is good news for those charged with crimes and their defense attorneys.