FBI Had Multiple Informants at Capitol on Jan. 6: Inspector General Report

No undercover FBI employees were in Washington at the time, the watchdog also said.

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz prepares to testify in front of a Senate committee at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 18, 2019. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

The FBI had informants in Washington as the U.S. Capitol was breached on Jan. 6, 2021, according to an inspector general report released on Dec. 12.

Twenty-nine confidential human sources (CHSs) were in Washington on Jan. 6, U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in the report, which is the result of years of work.