Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz has admitted that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had multiple "Confidential Human Sources" (CHS) embedded in the crowd during the Jan. 6 incident at the United States Capitol.
Horowitz made this revelation on Wednesday, Sept. 25, while he was testifying before the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. (Related: Supreme Court ruling downgraded January 6 from "insurrection" to trespassing, says legal expert.)
During his testimony, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) questioned whether federal assets, including potentially CHS agents, were present on Jan. 6 at the Capitol. Horowitz answered positively, noting that the department is currently working on a review of the Justice Department and the FBI's actions surrounding the Jan. 6 incident.
"Do you have evidence of the number of Confidential Human Sources that were operating on the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6?" Massie asked. "Our report will include the information in that regard," said Horowitz.
Massie pressed Horowitz on "how many" CHS agents were present and on whether there were "more than 100," but the inspector general refused to disclose the information.
"I'm not in a position to say that, both because it is in draft form, and we have not gone through the classification review," said Horowitz. "And so, I need to be careful."
Horowitz believes the DOJ can make the report public in "the next couple of months," but likely after election day.
"I doubt it would be done in time for the election," said Horowitz, adding that he "certainly" hopes it can be completed before inauguration day on Jan. 20, 2025.
"What we do know is you're going to expose that there were confidential human sources at the Capitol," said Massie. "Can you tell us today how many went into the Capitol?"
"I'll have that information in the report," said Horowitz. "The report, I'm not able to speak to information in there, but just because it's in the draft and we get a response from the department and the FBI, but also because I don't know yet what's classified and not classified."
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Horowitz was originally meant to testify before the subcommittee regarding how the FBI used its security clearance adjudication process to allegedly punish conservatives and other agents with views contrary to that of the leadership of the FBI. Horowitz denied that the DOJ Office of Inspector General had "made such a finding" regarding the FBI.
The case in question involves former FBI agent Marcus Allen, who was suspended for 27 months before being reinstated after his security clearance was revoked following whistleblowing activity.
Allen and his lawyer were also there to talk about the alleged lack of due process that DOJ employees are afforded, particularly when they become whistleblowers who speak out regarding alleged wrongdoing within the department.
In the face of whistleblowing activity, the DOJ suspends or revokes security clearances and places employees under investigation, sometimes leaving them without pay for months or even years, as is the case with Allen.
"It was consistent with policy to allow someone like Mr. Allen to be out of his job on unpaid leave for more than two years and try and fight that process," said Horowitz.
Allen first came under fire in September 2021 when he sent a routine internal email to his colleagues and superiors calling into question the decision-making of FBI leadership on Jan. 6.
The particular email saw Allen writing that there was "a good possibility the D.C. elements of our organization are not being forthright about the events of the day."
Horowitz noted that after Allen was warned by superiors to not send any more emails with even the mildest criticisms and questions regarding leadership, Allen complied. However, the FBI's Security Division then began an investigation on Allen to see if he posed an "insider threat," an investigation that led to his security clearance being revoked in January 2022 and his being suspended without pay indefinitely.
The FBI only agreed to reinstate Allen in June 2024 and give him 27 months of back pay.
Watch this clip of House Judiciary Committee Chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) discussing how liberal bias is driving the weaponization of the FBI and the Justice Department.
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