US President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a fresh attack on the FBI, claiming that hundreds of undercover agents were secretly present during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot — contradicting public statements made by the bureau’s former director Christopher Wray. Trump, citing a report from The Blaze, alleged that the FBI had deployed 274 plainclothes agents into the crowds in Washington, DC, that day, though it remains unclear if all were inside the Capitol crowd.” “It was just revealed that the FBI had secretly placed, against all Rules, Regulations, Protocols, and Standards, 274 FBI Agents into the Crowd just prior to, and during, the January 6th Hoax,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He further accused Wray of misleading lawmakers. “This is different from what Director Chris
‘Our great country at stake’: Donald Trump accuses FBI of lying over agents’ role in January 6 riot; targets ex

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