FBI Had Multiple Informants in Jan. 6 Crowd: Former Official

Attorneys for Jan. 6 defendants have said that there were more than 50 confidential sources on Jan. 6 working for the FBI and other agencies.

Steven D'Antuono, head of the FBI Washington field office, speaks during a news conference in Washington on Jan. 12, 2021. Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP

Multiple confidential FBI informants were in the crowd at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a former bureau official.

Steven D'Antuono, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington field office until he retired in November 2022, told members of Congress in recent testimony that he learned after Jan. 6 of the confidential human sources (CHS).