Inspector General Michael Horowitz examined whether the FBI appropriately handled and assessed its confidential human sources and intelligence ahead of Jan. 6.

The report from the Justice Department inspector general’s office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events t

A Justice Department watchdog review released Thursday found no proof the FBI had undercover employees among the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The review from DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s office looked at the FBI’s intelligence collection efforts and its handling of “confidential human sources” in the lead-up to the