FBI Denies Former Informant Spied on Proud Boys or Their Attorneys in Jan. 6 Case

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the Proud Boys trial will resume March 24

Then-chairman of the Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio (L), looks on while counter-protesting near the Torch of Friendship, where people gathered to remember George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death, on May 25, 2021. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—An FBI special agent and federal prosecutors deny allegations from defense attorneys in the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial that a paid informant spied on the defendants and their attorneys.

In a declaration filed on March 23 in U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly’s court, FBI Special Agent Kristina Spindel said the bureau never asked the informant in question to monitor the defense teams, and she didn’t provide information on them to the government.