Trump Repeats False Claim of FBI Involvement in January 6th Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – Former President โDonald Trump asserted on Saturdayโ that FBI agentsโ were present at the โJanuary 6, โ2021, Capitol protest, alleging they acted as “agitators and โฃinsurrectionists” ratherโค than law enforcement. This claim contradicts findings from a Justice Department investigation.
Trumpโ made the statement on his Truth โSocial platform,โ writing, “It now turns out, FBI Agents were at, and in, โคthe January 6th โProtest, probably acting as Agitators and Insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.'” Though,aโค report released last year by the Justice Department’s Inspectorโฃ Generalโ found no evidence โฃto support the โฃallegation โฃthat the FBI deployed undercover employees within the protest crowds or at the Capitol building on โฃthat day.
The Inspector General’s โฃreport did confirm that “hundreds” of FBI agents were dispatched to the Capitol to provide assistanceโข to Capitol Police. The investigation thoroughly examined the claims of undercover involvement but โฃfound โno substantiation.