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After-Action Memo Says 274 FBI Agents Deployed on Jan. 6, Drawing Renewed Oversight

Fact-checkers note prior DOJ findings describe the agents as part of a post-breach response, not pre-breach infiltration.

WASHINGTON DC - JANUARY 6: Pro-Trump protestors clash with police during the tally of electoral votes that that would certify Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. presidential election outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • An internal FBI after-action report located by Director Kash Patel’s team was provided to the House Judiciary Committee and a new Jan. 6 subcommittee.
  • The document, reported by Just the News, cites a total of 274 plainclothes agents deployed to the Capitol during the riot and compiles more than 50 pages of rank-and-file feedback.
  • Agents described chaotic conditions, unclear instructions, and a lack of protective gear or identification, alongside complaints that FBI leadership showed political bias.
  • A December 2024 DOJ inspector general review found no evidence the FBI authorized undercover employees in Jan. 6 protest crowds and documented a large post-breach deployment; it also noted 26 confidential human sources were in Washington that day.
  • President Trump and Republican allies demanded explanations and further disclosure, while journalists and fact-checkers argued the new reporting misstates timing by conflating the emergency response with claims of pre-breach embedding.