FBI Director Christopher Wray Refuses to Answer Whether FBI Had Sources ‘Dressed as Trump Supporters’ on Jan. 6

Epoch Times ^ | 11/16/2022 | Zachary Steiber

[SeekAndFind]

The FBI’s director on Nov. 15 declined to answer when he was asked whether the bureau had confidential informants among the supporters of then-President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.

“Did the FBI have confidential human sources embedded within the Jan. 6 protesters on Jan. 6 of 2021?” Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) asked Christopher Wray, the director and a Trump appointee, during a hearing in Washington.

“As I’m sure you can appreciate, I have to be very careful about what I can say, about when we do and do not, and where we have and have not used confidential human sources,” Wray said.

“But to the extent there’s a suggestion, for example, that the FBI’s confidential human sources or FBI employees in someway instigated or orchestrated Jan 6th, that’s categorically false,” he added.

Higgins then asked, “Did you have confidential human sources dressed as Trump supporters inside the Capitol on January 6th prior to the doors being opened?”

“Again, I have to be very careful about what I can say,” Wray said.

“It should be a no!” Higgins said.

“Can you not tell the American people: ‘no, we did not have confidential human sources dressed as Trump sources positioned inside the Capitol on January the 6th?'” Higgins said.

“You should not read anything into my decision not to share information about confidential human sources,” Wray said.

Higgins’s time to question Wray and other Biden administration officials then expired. He did not get to ask more questions later, and no other members pursued the line of questioning further.

Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill.

The FBI has never confirmed having confidential sources or undercover agents among the crowd on Jan. 6 but court filings indicate that a number of sources were embedded with the Oath Keepers and other groups whose members took part in the Capitol breach.

Questioned on the matter in 2021, then-FBI official Jill Sanborn said she could not answer.

Officials have also not answered questions about videos that show doors being opened on Jan. 6, enabling people to enter the Capitol.

Later in the hearing, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said she was concerned about people thinking the FBI “is a political tool” and asked Wray to “explain in your words why they should trust their federal law enforcement.”

Wray said that he hears from people outside the FBI that the FBI “does the right thing in the right way” and that he would “stack our workforce up against anywhere in the world, anytime.”

“And the Americans should have deep confidence in those people. And I will add that when it comes to perceptions of the FBI, that the number of Americans all across this country applying to be special agents in the FBI, has been going up, up significantly over the past three years. At a time when, as I hear all the time, law enforcement all over this country is having the opposite experience. And I think that speaks very well of Americans in every state represented on this committee.”

[lowbridge]

I’ll take that as a yes.

[SeekAndFind]

The FBI has never confirmed having confidential sources or undercover agents among the crowd on Jan. 6 but court filings indicate that a number of sources were embedded with the Oath Keepers and other groups whose members took part in the Capitol breach.

Questioned on the matter in 2021, then-FBI official Jill Sanborn said she could not answer.

Officials have also not answered questions about videos that show doors being opened on Jan. 6, enabling people to enter the Capitol.

[cockroach_magoo]

I hope someone asks Wray whether a single whistle-blower should be enough to impeach a President.

Then ask what should happen to an FBI Director when a dozen whistle-blowers come forward.

[SeekAndFind]

For those who don't know, or don't remember, There was a bombshell from the New York Times dropped right in the middle of the election that yes, there had been FBI informants involved both as part of the Oathkeepers group and as part of the Proud Boys. Then the New York Times followed that up this week noting that the FBI may have had as many as eight informants involved with the Proud Boys. The big question would be if they had that many people involved in the groups, why didn’t they do anything to stop the riot beforehand? And why wasn’t there more protection at the Capitol by the police?

This new information is already sparking more questioning of the FBI as to what was happening in this matter. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) grilled FBI Director Christopher Wray on the question on Tuesday, first asking if the FBI had confidential human sources on the scene during Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Wray avoided the question, but said he had to be very careful about what he said.

[SeekAndFind]

For those who don't know, or don't remember, There was a bombshell from the New York Times dropped right in the middle of the election that yes, there had been FBI informants involved both as part of the Oathkeepers group and as part of the Proud Boys. Then the New York Times followed that up this week noting that the FBI may have had as many as eight informants involved with the Proud Boys. The big question would be if they had that many people involved in the groups, why didn’t they do anything to stop the riot beforehand? And why wasn’t there more protection at the Capitol by the police?

This new information is already sparking more questioning of the FBI as to what was happening in this matter. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) grilled FBI Director Christopher Wray on the question on Tuesday, first asking if the FBI had confidential human sources on the scene during Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Wray avoided the question, but said he had to be very careful about what he said.

For those who don't know, or don't remember, There was a bombshell from the New York Times dropped right in the middle of the election that yes, there had been FBI informants involved both as part of the Oathkeepers group and as part of the Proud Boys. Then the New York Times followed that up this week noting that the FBI may have had as many as eight informants involved with the Proud Boys. The big question would be if they had that many people involved in the groups, why didn’t they do anything to stop the riot beforehand? And why wasn’t there more protection at the Capitol by the police?

This new information is already sparking more questioning of the FBI as to what was happening in this matter. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) grilled FBI Director Christopher Wray on the question on Tuesday, first asking if the FBI had confidential human sources on the scene during Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Wray avoided the question, but said he had to be very careful about what he said.

[DoughtyOne]

Who does this guy think he is, God?

I don’t care who he is, what position he holds, he does
answer to someone.

The guy should do hard time.

[AnthonySoprano]

The Republican Senators will always come rushing to defend Wray.

They love him.



I think because he kept Trump pinned down for them.

[TexasGator]

Trump did say Wray was a fine, honorable man.

[Maris Crane]

From your mouth to.....

It’s about time!!!!

[AnthonySoprano]

.
While he was Prez Trump made critical statements about the Politicization of the FBi and Wray’s refusal to fix it.

Marco Rubio, Graham, Grassley, and several others immediately made statements supporting Wray.

One of the better known hearings, Republicans gave him a tongue bath and Lindsey Graham said Wray only needs to pick a number for his budget - and he dares anyone to oppose it.

24 hours later, they got an Epstein lawyer turned Judge to approve the unprecedented Mar A Lago Raid.

[caww]

Our country is so full of shameless liars, cheats and corruption in every venue - it does start from the top down.

[drSteve78]

Any answer, every answer, that doesn’t start with the word, NO, is a yes.

[AnthonySoprano]

“Our country is so full of shameless liars, cheats and corruption in every venue - it does start from the top down.”

My word as a Biden.

.

[caww]

Bidens fingerprints, and his families are all over these troubling times and they shamelessly try so hard to say otherwise.

[Paladin2]

Can’t the new House hold both Wray and the Meritless
Garland in contempt and lock them up in gaol for the next two years?

[DoughtyOne]

Agreed...

Thanks.

[DoughtyOne]

George Putnam broadcasting from Glendale California
for a long time, use to say the Fish Rots From the Head.

This was in reference to government.

He was right.

I agree with your take on it.

[Clutch Martin]

Comtempt charges to (not) follow.

[Armscor38]

FBI Director Wray. Another of Trump’s disastrous appointments.