intelligence failures

A long-awaited report from the Department of Justice Inspector General sheds light on the FBI’s role during the January 6th Capitol riots, revealing that while there were 26 FBI informants in Washington, D.C., on that day, no undercover agents from the bureau were present at the scene. The findings highlight significant gaps in intelligence handling and decision-making leading up to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.

According to the report, only three of the informants, known as confidential human sources (CHSs. . .