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 missed 'basic step' when 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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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) ...
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Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 defendants in first hour back in White House

President-elect Trump says he intends to pardon "most" rioters accused or convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in one of the first official acts of his second presidency. “It’s going ...
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Former Jan. 6 committee chair fires back after Trump says panel members should be jailed

WASHINGTON — Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chaired the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee, pushed back Tuesday against President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the panel's former members should ...
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Liz Cheney, Adam Schiff react to Trump saying Jan. 6 committee should go to jail

Donald Trump, in his first broadcast news interview since the election, said members of the House panel that investigated the Capitol attack "should go to jail."
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Mullin pushes back on Hegseth having issue with drinking: 'If he did have a drinking problem, that would be obvious'

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday pushed back on the idea that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's choice for Defense secretary in his upcoming administration, has an issue with drinking. ...
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Feds did not incite Jan. 6 insurrection, probe finds, pushing back on conspiracies

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

DOJ: No undercover FBI agents were present for Jan. 6, countering conspiracy theories

Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 defendants in first hour back in White House

Former Jan. 6 committee chair fires back after Trump says panel members should be jailed

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