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Trump Revives False Claim That 'Biden FBI' Planted 274 Agents on Jan. 6

An inspector general report found no undercover FBI role, with Trump’s FBI director saying the 274 were deployed after the breach for crowd control.

A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021.
US President-elect Joe Biden and incoming US First Lady Jill Biden arrive for his inauguration as the 46th US President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 09: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with Finland President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the the White House White House on October 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. Stubb and Trump met to discuss bilateral trade, defense policy and the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Trump posted on Truth Social that the 'Biden FBI' placed 274 agents into the Jan. 6 crowd, urging followers to 'DO SOMETHING.'
  • Trump was president on Jan. 6, 2021, and Joe Biden was sworn in two weeks later, making the attribution to a 'Biden FBI' inconsistent with the timeline.
  • A December 2024 Justice Department inspector general report found no evidence of FBI undercover employees planted in the protest crowds to instigate the attack.
  • The IG report documented 26 confidential human sources who attended independently, with a few entering the Capitol without FBI authorization.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel has said the 274 agents were sent for crowd control after the Capitol was breached, while critics including California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office blasted Trump’s latest claim.