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john musil's avatar

Michael, here's an astute explanation of why they pulled it off. Chris Wray needs to be put under oath and then Nancy Pelosi.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/09/27/president-trump-calls-out-fbi-for-placing-274-agents-in-j6-crowd-demands-to-know-who-they-were/#more-276503

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Hebrides' Eilidh NicDhòmhnaill's avatar

The claim that “the FBI has finally admitted that they had 275 people embedded and undercover in the crowd on January 6” is not supported by credible evidence, at least not in the way it’s usually phrased. Here’s a breakdown of what the official record says and where the confusion lies:

What is known from the DOJ Inspector General report and public documents

1. No evidence of undercover FBI agents

The DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review and found no evidence that the FBI had undercover employees in the crowd or inside the Capitol on January 6.

- “Undercover employees” refers to FBI agents acting covertly in the crowd, with authority to engage in investigative activities, etc.

- The report explicitly rebukes conspiracy theories suggesting the FBI instigated or orchestrated violence.

2. Presence of “confidential human sources” (informants)

The same OIG report says there were 26 FBI confidential human sources (informants) in Washington, D.C., on January 6, related to election-day protests.

- Of those 26, some entered restricted areas or even the Capitol, but none were authorized by the FBI to do so, nor were they instructed to break the law or instigate violence.

- The report clarifies that “confidential human sources” are not FBI employees (i.e., they are not undercover agents) and they act independently in many cases.

3. Alleged “275 agents embedded” claim is not in the OIG’s findings

The OIG report does not mention 274 or 275 undercover agents embedded in the mob or crowd.

That said, some recent media reports (e.g. The Blaze) have claimed that the FBI “acknowledged it had 275 plainclothes agents” in the crowds. But “plainclothes agents” is a different concept than “undercover agents embedding in the crowd to instigate,” and this claim has not been confirmed by the DOJ OIG or by public, fully vetted FBI documents.

Why the “275 undercover agents” claim is misleading or false

- Mixing categories: “Undercover agents” (FBI employees with covert assignments) is legally distinct from “plainclothes agents” or “informants.” The claim conflates them.

- Lack of corroborating evidence: The only authoritative source on this issue (the OIG report) does not support the “275 embedded agents” narrative.

- No confirmation from FBI/DOJ: The DOJ and the FBI have not publicly admitted to placing that many undercover agents in the crowd.

- Media reporting is speculative: Some outlets are reporting “275 plainclothes agents” as newly disclosed — but those claims cite unnamed congressional sources or leaks, not the OIG’s findings.

Bottom line

- The statement is false in its strong form: the FBI has not admitted to having 275 undercover agents embedded in the crowd on January 6.

- What is true is that there were 26 informants (non-employee sources) present in D.C. that day, some entering restricted areas, but none directed by the FBI to break laws or instigate violence.

- The OIG report remains the authoritative public assessment, and it rejects the narrative of FBI orchestration or covert instigation.

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