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

The FBI should have done more to gather intelligence before the Capitol riot, according to a watchdog report that also said no undercover FBI employees were on the scene Jan. 6.

A Justice Department watchdog found that there were no undercover FBI employees at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot, rejecting speculation from allies of President-elect Donald Trump who have for years suggested that the violence that day was provoked by federal agents.