FBI missed 'basic step' gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds

The FBI failed to take the "basic step" of canvassing its field offices for intelligence ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a Justice Department's inspector general report found.

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Feds did not incite Jan. 6 insurrection, probe finds, pushing back on conspiracies

A watchdog probe has uncovered no evidence that FBI agents were involved in inciting the Jan. 6 attack, undercutting years of baseless claims by far-right figures.
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FBI Didn’t Instruct Informants to Encourage Violence on Jan. 6, Report Says

The review acknowledged that several informants were in Washington on Jan. 6, but said that only a handful were collecting information for the F.B.I. that day, contrary to conspiracy theories.
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DOJ: No undercover FBI agents were present for Jan. 6, countering conspiracy theories

There were no undercover FBI agents on the National Mall on Jan. 6, 2021, as then-President Trump encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol, according to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) ...
The Hill - 14h
FBI leadership said "basic step" was missed ahead of Jan. 6 riot — DOJ IG report

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate told investigators that not canvassing the nation for further information was the "basic step that was missed."
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Will Washington need to step up to support Intel?

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Financial Times - Dec. 5
FBI searches an alleged Jan. 6 rioter's home as clock ticks on Capitol attack cases

The Justice Department recently searched an alleged Jan. 6 rioter's house as it works to wrap up Capitol attack cases before Donald Trump takes office.
NBC News - Dec. 3

FBI missed 'basic step' gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds

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Feds did not incite Jan. 6 insurrection, probe finds, pushing back on conspiracies

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