President Donald Trump confirmed what many already believed about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol Building.
During a Wednesday interview with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine, Trump affirmed that federal informants infiltrated the crowd that showed up to hear him speak and helped to incite violence at the Capitol building. “Just so you understand, these are people that have been decimated,” he said, referring to those who were railroaded over Jan. 6. “These are people that lost their lives over nonsense, where the FBI said, ‘go in, go in, police, go in, go into the van.’”
He continued, noting that many of the defendants “were supposed to serve five years, 10 years in jail” and that “people committed suicide.”
“These were many great people,” Trump said. “And I gave them pardons. I’m very proud to have given them pardons. And I think they should be reimbursed for a crooked government.”
🚨 WOW! President Trump just EXPOSED the FBI for telling "human sources" to infiltrate January 6th and then WEAPONIZING the DOJ against protestors
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 3, 2026
"The FBI said, 'GO IN, GO IN.' Police, GO IN, and they were supposed to serve five years, ten years in jail. People committed… pic.twitter.com/mdJLoZ8AO6
After the riot occurred, it was later revealed that about 26 confidential human sources with the FBI were among the protesters who showed up to demonstrate against the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The informants were ostensibly there to provide the FBI with information about possible crimes.
A Justice Department review showed that three of the informants had been asked by the FBI to go to D.C. and spy on certain groups that could cause problems. The others were there to gather information or for personal reasons.
You’ll note the regime media is running with the chum tossed out by DOJ IG Horowitz. Most Americans (and I didn’t until I covered Whitmer fednapping) don’t know that FBI informants are not employees.
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) December 13, 2024
Which is why Horowitz added the “no evidence of FBI undercover agents” caveat. https://t.co/qB04BPMKSb
However, many claimed that at least some of these informants acted as agitators, pushing the crowd to storm the Capitol building and fight with police. Video footage allegedly shows informants goading people into pushing into the building. The DOJ’s Inspector General said the informants did not encourage illegal acts. However, four of them entered the building without approval.
BREAKING. DOJ INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON JANUARY 6.
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) December 12, 2024
Report says 26 confidential human sources (CHS) were in the crowd, but claims there were zero undercover FBI agents.pic.twitter.com/I4Q3tkoQDl
Still, suspicions have remained. Given the FBI’s history, it’s no surprise folks might be skeptical. It conducted similar operations against various civil rights groups in the 1960s. It was instrumental in the supposed plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The Bureau also used informants for this purpose against Black Lives Matter groups in Colorado during the George Floyd protests.