The DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General, headed by Michael Horowitz, released the report last week. It stated:
“Today’s report also details our findings regarding FBI CHSs who were in Washington, D.C., on January 6. Our review determined that none of these FBI CHSs was authorized by the FBI to enter the Capitol or a restricted area or to otherwise break the law on January 6, nor was any CHS directed by the FBI to encourage others to commit illegal acts on January 6.”
According to the document, three of the 26 informants were explicitly deployed by the FBI that day, while the rest had existing relationships with the Bureau. The report insists these informants were not instructed to break laws or instigate violence, but critics say the government’s denials only raise more doubts.
“Horowitz said that investigators ‘found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest crowds, or at the Capitol, on January 6.’”
Despite the claims of non-involvement, the revelation has alarmed GOP lawmakers. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan didn’t hold back in a statement to Fox News Digital:
“This report confirms what we suspected. The FBI had encouraged and tasked confidential human sources to be at the Capitol that day. There were 26 total present. Four entered the Capitol and weren’t charged, which is not the same treatment that other Americans received.”
“This has been our concern all along — agencies being weaponized against the American people. It’s not how our system is supposed to work,” Jordan added.
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie took it a step further by tying the timing of the report to FBI Director Christopher Wray’s recently announced resignation:
“It’s no coincidence that FBI Director Wray announced his resignation just prior to the release of the IG report exposing activities of FBI confidential human sources at the Capitol on Jan 6. For four years, I pressed for answers on this. Now the malfeasance is finally exposed.”
Wray’s exit adds a new layer of intrigue. Did he jump ship before a tidal wave of accountability hit?
The FBI responded to the report by claiming it never had “primary responsibility” for January 6 security, saying:
“[The FBI] did not have primary responsibility for intelligence collection or event security on January 6 but nonetheless ‘recognized the potential for violence and took significant and appropriate steps to prepare for this supporting role.’ Further, the Report includes the OIG’s analysis regarding the FBI’s use of confidential human sources (CHSs), and concludes that no FBI CHSs ‘were authorized to enter the Capitol or a restricted area or to otherwise break the law on January 6, nor was any CHS directed by the FBI to encourage others to commit illegal acts on January 6.’”
Despite the Bureau’s efforts to brush off concerns, this report has reignited widespread distrust. Republican lawmakers have long claimed that the FBI’s actions surrounding J6 were not about justice—but about creating a political narrative.
Many have also pointed to the case of Ray Epps, a known FBI informant caught on camera encouraging protesters to enter the Capitol. For years, Epps avoided prosecution while other J6 attendees faced harsh penalties. He was only charged in 2023—long after intense public scrutiny made his case impossible to ignore.
The release of this report doesn’t just confirm what some Americans have feared—it cracks the door open to deeper questions about federal involvement, entrapment, and unequal application of justice. The days ahead may bring more disclosures, but for now, this is a bombshell that can’t be ignored.
