The increasing number of conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 lab leak seems to be accelerating. I remember when people were banned from social media for sharing the theory. Now, even experts believe that it's the most likely explanation.
Aside from the pandemic, conservatives have been calling for years for the FBI to be held accountable for its involvement in the unrest that occurred on January 6, 2021. Despite the evidence that they have gathered, the calls for accountability and answers were met with condemnation.
Over the course of a year, various denials and deflections have been made regarding the number of FBI agents who were involved with the Proud Boys. It has now been confirmed that there were eight agents in the organization during the period of January 6.
The FBI had as many as eight informants inside the Proud Boys in the months around the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, recent court papers indicate, raising questions about how much federal investigators were able to learn from them before and after it took place. https://t.co/vfMPExBNW3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 14, 2022
During the months following the incident, the FBI reportedly had multiple informants inside the far-right group Proud Boys. According to court documents, this information could have helped investigators learn more about the violent mob attack that occurred that day.
This week, the existence of the informants was revealed in a series of court filings by the defense attorneys for the five members of the Proud Boys. They are facing sedition conspiracy charges related to the attack on the US Capitol.
Some of the documents that were redacted were heavily criticized by the defense attorneys. They claimed that the information that the informants provided to the FBI was favorable to their clients' defense. However, the prosecutors had withheld this information from them until recently.
I'm sure that you're shocked by this news. Who would have thought that the FBI, which carried out an entrapment operation involving former Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer prior to the 2020 presidential election, would be involved in the lead-up to the unrest on January 6?
The New York Times framed the story in a way that seemed to suggest that the informants were able to provide investigators with valuable information about the attack. However, it's not clear how they were able to learn so much about the incident. On the other hand, the agents might have been aware of what was happening all throughout the day.
One of the most plausible theories that has been presented regarding the incident is that the members of the Proud Boys were not planning on an uprising. That would put an end to the conspiracy theories suggesting that the incident was a spontaneous act of violence carried out by Republicans, such as Donald Trump. Another possibility is that the FBI was aware that a riot was going to happen, but it did nothing to prevent it.
The FBI is a completely unaccountable organization that will never be able to provide the public with the full details of what happened on January 6. Due to its national security considerations, the agency will only hide behind classified information and will not be able to provide the public with the full story. Instead, the press will continue to point out that the FBI agents were involved in the incident, but that doesn't mean anything.
The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on REDSTATE.
