The FBI had so many trained rats running around Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, that they lost count of the number. To answer the question, they did an audit. Even though they continue to claim it was “only a handful,” the bureau won’t divulge the exact count without a subpoena and a fight over contempt of Congress first.
FBI audit counts informants
The Federal Bureau of Instigation “had to perform a later audit to determine exactly how many ‘Confidential Human Sources‘ run by different FBI field offices were present that day.” According to a former assistant director of the bureau, they “had so many paid informants that they lost track of the number.”
They won’t reveal how many amateurs were there that day but claim it wasn’t many. Congress already knew that there were “at least 18 undercover agents in the crowd plus an estimated 20 from the Department of Homeland Security.”
Since they won’t reveal the count, they certainly aren’t making any names public. They didn’t come out and say Ray Epps was a paid rat, for instance.
EXCLUSIVE: The FBI had so many paid informants at the Capitol #J6 they lost track of the number, had to do a later audit – and at least one informant was communicating with his FBI handler as he entered the Capitol, says Steven D’Antuono, ex FBI WFO AD https://t.co/MZNudkzgSo
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) September 19, 2023
Despite the fact that harmless grannies are going to prison for a little sightseeing that day, the FBI is conveniently letting Epps off on a piddly little Hunter Biden style misdemeanor.
At least one of the paid rats “was communicating with his FBI handler as he entered the Capitol.” Congress learned that in testimony provided by Steven D’Antuono, “formerly in charge of the bureau’s Washington field office.”
He revealed to the House Judiciary Committee “that his office was aware before the riot that some of their informants would attend a “Stop the Steal” rally thrown by former President Donald Trump.” He claims that it wasn’t until afterward that he learned “that informants run by other field offices also were present, along with others who had participated of their own accord.”
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It turns out that the Washington field office had to beg FBI headquarters “to do a poll or put out something to people saying w[ere] any CHSs involved,” D’Antuono testified. “So they could get a handle on the scale of the FBI’s spying operations at the Capitol that day.”
Luckily, the informants cooperated. “We started getting responses back.” HQ soon “helped identify which field offices had planted confidential informants in the crowd.”
One of the paid snitches came all the way from Kansas. He was “at the Capitol as the crowd surged inside and allegedly was in communication with his FBI handler.”
FBI ex-official Steven D’Antuono confirms to lawmakers that the bureau had human sources in place on Jan. 6https://t.co/sYDGZrCMfU pic.twitter.com/jdlMwZogwA
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) September 20, 2023
Not only that, “he was on the phone with him while they were in the crowd, I think, saying that they were going in.” They also tried to play hero. “They were trying to stop some of the action happening and they left or whatnot.”
When asked point blank how many informants the FBI audit uncovered, D’Antuono would only say “a handful.” The bureau has a budget of $42 million this year specifically earmarked to pay rats to snitch on their fellow criminals. Usually while being allowed to keep the proceeds of their undercover criminal activity at the same time.
The DOJ’s Inspector General has “raised concerns about the vetting process for these paid informants” but he’s a toothless watchdog and it won’t go any further than the report he wrote to the FBI director. Chris Wray promises to read it next time he gets time between fishing trips.
