
Roundup: Jan. 6 Report; Biden Issues Pardons
The NPR Politics Podcast
FBI Informants and January 6th: A Missed Opportunity
This chapter examines the Justice Department Inspector General's report on the FBI's intelligence efforts regarding the January 6th Capitol attack. It reveals that while informants were present, they were not involved in instigating violence, countering conspiracy theories about FBI complicity. The discussion also highlights growing Republican skepticism towards federal agencies and the potential weaponization of these entities in political contexts.
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