Inspector General Report Details FBI Shortcomings Surrounding Jan. 6
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On Dec. 12, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report titled “A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Handling of Its Confidential Human Sources and Intelligence Collection Efforts in the Lead Up to the January 6, 2021 Electoral Certification.” The review began on Jan. 15, 2021 and examined “the role and activity of DOJ and its components in preparing for and responding to the events at the U.S. Capitol.”
The report notes that the review was paused in spring 2022 “to ensure that the OIG’s investigative work did not conflict with or compromise any ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution,” before resuming in 2023. However, a footnote adds that “its ongoing investigation into ‘whether any former or current DOJ official engaged in an improper attempt to have DOJ seek to alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election’” is paused.
The report finds that the FBI “did not canvass its field offices in advance of January 6, 2021, to identify any intelligence, including CHS [Confidential Human Sources] reporting, about potential threats to the January 6 Electoral Certification.” Following Jan. 6, the report notes, the FBI had falsely claimed that it had “requested field offices canvass their confidential human sources for any reporting regarding the potential for violence at [the electoral certification and Inauguration]” in response to congressional information requests.
The report also notes that there were no undercover FBI employees in the crowd on Jan. 6.
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