Overview

• Trump posted early Sunday on Truth Social alleging that 274 FBI agents were placed in the Capitol crowd and urging supporters to "do something."
• He referred to a "Biden FBI" even though he was president on January 6, 2021, when the FBI reported to his administration.
• FBI Director Kash Patel recently said agents entered a crowd-control mission only after D.C. Metro Police declared a riot.
• FBI officials and the bipartisan January 6 congressional investigation have rejected claims that the bureau planted operatives to instigate violence.
• The Justice Department has said about two dozen confidential informants were present that day, most without prior notice to the FBI and none deployed by the bureau.