FBI Confirms Federal Agents Were Embedded in January 6 Crowds, Report Shows

Presence of confidential informants raises questions about pre-riot intelligence and federal response.

A newly released report by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has revealed that the FBI had at least 26 confidential human sources (CHSs) embedded in the crowd during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. These sources, some of whom were in restricted areas or even entered the Capitol, provided intelligence both before and duri…