Overview

• An after-action document located by Patel’s office states 274 agents from the Washington Field Office were deployed in and around the Capitol, including inside the building and to potential explosive scenes.
• Anonymous agent assessments in the report describe unclear instructions, no riot-control training, limited protective gear, and concerns about being misidentified by other law enforcement.
• Several agents accused FBI leadership of political bias and pointed to differing approaches between January 6 prosecutions and the 2020 unrest.
• House Republicans, including Jan. 6 subcommittee chair Barry Loudermilk, say the disclosure prompts new oversight questions about agent roles, court disclosures, and prior testimony.
• The DOJ inspector general’s December 2024 report reported no evidence of undercover FBI employees in the crowds but identified 26 confidential human sources, four of whom entered the Capitol.