FBI Director Kash Patel once again rises to defend the integrity of the institution he leads.
While Tweeting a link to a Fox News story quoting him, the FBI director says, “274 FBI agents were thrown into crowd control on Jan 6 against FBI standards. That failure was on corrupt leadership. Thanks to agents stepping up, the truth is coming out. Transparency. Justice. Accountability.”
Which begs the questions: 274 FBI plainclothes agents were going to do what, exactly?… How did the FBI know to have 274 agents “on hand” prepared to intervene? And where exactly is “on hand” located?
(VIA FOX NEWS) – The FBI responded on Saturday to a report that 274 plainclothes agents were at the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, clarifying the role of bureau personnel while still blasting former Director Christopher Wray.
While the agents were on hand, they were sent in after the riot had begun to try to control the unruly crowd, officials told Fox News Digital. That is not the proper role of FBI agents, and Wray was not forthcoming about what happened when he testified numerous times on Capitol Hill, Director Kash Patel said.
“Agents were sent into a crowd control mission after the riot was declared by Metro Police – something that goes against FBI standards,” Patel told Fox News Digital. “This was the failure of a corrupt leadership that lied to Congress and to the American people about what really happened.”
He added, “Thanks to agents coming forward, we are now uncovering the truth. We are fully committed to transparency, and justice and accountability continues with this FBI.”
There’s no indication any FBI agents were involved in any events related to Trump’s speech on the morning of Jan. 6 at the Ellipse, an FBI official told Fox News Digital, adding that Wray should have disclosed that agents were there when he was asked by congressional leaders. (read more)
Suspicious Cat remains, well, suspicious…
LIAR!!
If you read the statement, Kash repeated what “agents coming forward” said. To call him a liar is insinuating that he himself has said this. He even added “failure of a corrupt leadership that lied”.
I believe Chris Wray is the one who originally claimed the crowd control crap.
It looks to me as if another grand game of “Telephone” is afoot …
We can’t even get the quotes correct now …
He should know better than to repeat their lies and pass it off as fact.
But their lies are fact.
And so Minnesotamike55 shows his true colors…..
My true colors are about words and what they mean. Maybe you should read the actual quote from Kash which in no way says he supports or agrees with the lies told by others.
According to fox news the Kash quote is “274 FBI agents were thrown into crowd control on Jan 6 against FBI standards. That failure was on corrupt leadership. Thanks to agents stepping up, the truth is coming out. Transparency. Justice. Accountability.”
Please, for “color” commentary, explain what part of this quote says Kash agrees with the Chris Wray lies.
Listen Kash and Dan have heard testimony from J6 and others for years, Kash is quelling the American Citizens with pure propaganda period
Patel is likely basing his comments on what he was available: a 50-page “after-action” report, which purportedly includes complaints by numerous agents. That and the relative brevity suggest that the report is reactive and driven by the complainers — those who were fine with it all probably are not represented. It’s unlikely that the purpose and scope of this Report was a record of who, what, where, why for every agent at the Capital area on J6, or a big-picture analysis of context and motives. Patel is in a rabbit hole in a morass in a swamp. There are few places to tread without being pulled under.
His excuse is stupid on its face. Why would law enforcement HIDE THEMSELVES FROM RIOTERS if they wanted quell a riot?
If you wanted to instigate unrest though…
Instigators, Agitators, as the Commies say, “Agitatsiya” – 274 Ray Epps… that we know of.
Crowd manipulation.
I’m sorry…but exactly how does the FBI surge 274 agents for “riot control” so quickly?
And why ALL OF THEM in “plainclothes”? Why would they not being wearing jackets with FBI emblazoned on them so that tneir “anti riot” presence would be noticed by potential rioters?
DOES. NOT. COMPUTE.
Exactly. I guess they want us to believe that they all got a phone call and rushed from their homes straight to the riot.
They knew what was coming. Kash Patel has said one third of FBI resources were in the Washington DC area – he moved 1500 out ‘into the field’
And so Pe7rot Conservative6 shows his true colors…..
but first they checked their 401k and matched contributions online…
They still could throw on a FBI windbreaker, FBI hat, and pin on the id badge..
Even more important why weren’t they wearing bulletproof vests and helmets marked FBI FEDERAL OFFICER in a riot????
I think they could have more effectively controlled the crowd by emptying a couple of retirement homes and sending them into the crowd.
Plain clothes FBI??? You’re right. DOES.NOT.COMPUTE.
That makes absolutely NO sense. The worst part of the rioting, I think, was about 2 hr.s and as many have commented, they were not wearing identifying clothing. Also, I saw no video evidence that there was an effort to control the rioting other than the Capitol Police firing rubber bullets, gas, and using batons to beat off protesters.
If the hidden evidence does come out that this is a lie, he definitely should resign. He has been caught in a couple of highly visible issues, Epstein, Charlie Kirk being wrong or untruthful.
Kash is losing me.
He’s already lost me on day one.
I wanted an FBI museum.
AI Overview:
– In 2009 “WFO had more than 830 special agents and over 850 professional staff members”
– There are 500 agents and scientists at nearby FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia
– “Staff numbers can shift due to redeployments. For example, in February 2025, it was reported that 1,500 FBI staff members were being transferred out of the Washington headquarters.”
Still cheering for the enemy, Pe7rot?
There are reports that the plain clothes were like Ray Epps telling people to enter the Capitol building. Crowd control? How?
A visitor can’t just walk inside the Capitol without a four month wait with prior permission by their Senator.
When I was there, I couldn’t enter without showing proof my name was on my Senator’s list.
The Capitol Police suspended the protocol that day per Pelosi I imagine.
Who opened the magnetic doors from the inside?
Most likely FBI. They were planted inside. I saw the video of them waving for someone on camera to open the doors.
I was there many years ago and we walked right into the Capital and took a tour. It’s beautiful!
Remember the Buses at 5:15 am Clay Higgins has the video evidence
.and zero evidence they made one attempt to quell anything, and there is evidence they attempted to coerce and inflame the crowd.
Kash is proving to be an obstructionist. This is not looking good for the Trump admin. What a shit show. Every time he opens his mouth to defend them, it’s gas lighting the very people he “cares” to inform. Either he’s in on it or he’s an idiot.
Idiot or coward! Maybe both!
Add ‘bullshitter’ to your list and you’ll have all bases covered.
I think he wants to believe the FBI explanation…..it is much easier and safer.
I vote obstructionist idiot!
Patel is the new James Clapper – a person uniquely skilled in being an idiot.
Insufferable.
Again Patel screams his incompetence and blindness to the corruption still flourishing under his FBI
Patel’s FBI?
The FBI was and is an erstwhile law enforcement arm of the Deep State federal bureaucracy whose mission is to persecute, harass, detain and in some cases murder, any person or persons in opposition to their strong arm tactics of surveillance and control of the people of the US.
Patel is the current figure head without courage or moral fortitude.
With respect, I don’t think it is incompetence or blindness. He threw the “corrupt leaders” to the wolves, but he protected all those who are still there–because he feels he has to have them, for now–those who knew or were in on it all are probably quite numerous.
Or, he is scared of them. That seems to be what Sundance thinks…which is scary for America.
Does anyone willingly talk to the FBI?
It is time for Kash to go.
I would not hire him as a ranch hand…
Still healthy…not suicidal…
Time to return him to the private sector for a Kash refund.
Zero credibility is being demonstrated by Kash Patel.
If the agents were “on hand” to quell potential riots, why was it revealed just now, and why wasn’t the public informed on that day that incognito agents of the FBI, LEOs, were in the crowd for the purpose of preventing chaos and safeguarding peaceful protest?
For one thing, the entire “Insurrection” narrative endlessly repeated by the Democrats is based on multiple lies:
Admitting there were FBI standing by near the Capitol destroys all those lies the “insurrection” narrative is built on.
Patel must be ousted.
He’s an obstruction to the change we voted for.
To quote The Who ” meet the new boss, same as the old boss” This B..S. may suffice for the Hannity crowd but we need to get some of these traitors in cuffs
Don’t worry, Lady Lindsey will be interviewed and will vouch for Kash… and tell Hannity the MMA/Krav Magah/roofer how he wasted no time in calling Russiagate actors in front of his very effective committee!!! Tic tok
IMHO, he’s done now. He cannot recover from this ridiculous statement.
How is it ridiculous to convey the lying words of others and then say he is committed to transparency, and justice and accountability? Maybe I am reading it differently, but I see his statement as directly accusing others before him of wrongdoing.
Maybe you only read Sundance’s headline which could have said “others have disclosed”.
The big question is why did it take this long for “others” to tell him this, or has he known for longer than it appears?
What’s ridiculous is you trying to convince people Patel’s that stupid to think 274 FBI agents milling around in the crowd dressed in plainclothes and inciting people to riot were there to “quell the riot”.
Kash specifically said that the reasoning came from others. There is nothing saying he agrees with it.
How in the world can you construe his quote “274 FBI agents were thrown into crowd control on Jan 6 against FBI standards. That failure was on corrupt leadership. Thanks to agents stepping up, the truth is coming out. Transparency. Justice. Accountability.” to mean he agrees with it? Multiple times he blames the actual people who came up with the lies and credits agents who disclosed the lies.
If there is something here that shows it is HIS reasoning please inform us Mr Ridiculous.
Cash Patel is either a liar or a coward ….or both.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Now replace him.
My take exactly!
Remind me again…
WHY are we to trust ANYTHING FBLie?
I’m drawing a blank…
DISMANTLE IT!
his just may get Kash “fired”. Bondi needs to go too.
Since it was nothing more than crowd control, everyone of them can be identified and their locations within the crowd, unless they were just standing on the perimeter shouting “this is the fbi, stop, do not enter, stay back.”
“Remain calm! All is well!” FBI agent Chip Diller
That sounds like something James Comey would come up with. What a loser.
The list is not 247, it is over 5,000 ……. identified by the FBI in 2/25 …….
“FBI Hands Over List of 5,000+ Employees Involved in January 6 Capitol Riot Investigations to Justice Department
Story by poligirlsayswhat • 7mo •”
In(citing) the crowd ain’t the same thing as persecuting the crowd after their demonstration.
If you lump them together as both deserving dishonorable discharge, I agree. FBI delenda est (clowns at the top, too).
And another thing:
Something like an urgent call to deploy 274 FBI agents quickly for “riot control” would have been an obvious observable action on part of FBI. Calling up that many agents in a hurry could not have been hidden until now. Numerous agents so called up would have long ago mentioned being called up on short notice.
This excuse
I was hoping CTH would comment on this, as what Kash Patel is pushing sounds preposterous.
Within hours of the revelation yesterday, this was the excuse which was spouted by the Left.
I posted their excuse – and asked if it had merit.
One-third of FBI Special Agents resided in DC just months ago. Kash Patel recently relocated 1500 OUT OF DC.
Ergo, there are THOUSANDS of FBI Special Agents in the DC area – see my post below for examples.
Where are the Comms, can’t we get them from NSA?
The Swamp hid this fact for 4.5 years.
That’s because it is – it’s gaslighting bullshit.
Ahhhh. Kashmir baby. I’m reading the followup notes
Ahhhh.
Try again please
DO-OVER!!!
Salt.The.Earth.
There is no other way.
Then go to the CIA and do the same.
in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized – adj – What Kash Patel has become in only eight months..
That’s just bullshitt! Plainclothes FBI agents were not crowd control. They were seeded into the crowd at the beginning of the protest and stayed throughout. At what point did the protest morph into a riot that 275 FBI Agents just happened to be standing nearby to rush to the rescue? Why would FBI Agents be in “plainclothes” as opposed to wearing their strategic vest marked FBI POLICE?
This excuse is simply word salad to get Chris Wray off the hook for lying! Kash Patel is an idiot sounding more like Jeff Sessions every day.
I have always felt the entire Ashley Babbitt killing was staged theater.
My bet is she has a really nice sun tan by now.
Wolverine
Well, we won’t be seeing any of those agents fired after this response.
look like is Kash the new Barr in differeent skin?
Barr has spare epidermis for sure
Time for the boys at the bureau to be religated to the history books and the earth salted. Langley too.
What a wonderful group of liars he defends. Coming forward to tell the truth? How exactly can that be proven? Are we to just accept it? Evidently Patel accepts anything that makes his job easier. Where was the riot? When? Videos show people walking around, being pushed into difficult positions by instigators. President Trump, please fire this guy.
How much resistance to a confirmation and how high the Alinsky canards go determines if one is a real opponent/patriot
If one is called a “Hitler” “Nazi” “Anti-semite” then you have a real one.
They tried that with PDJT.
They didn’t like “street fighter” Rick Grenell, who is currently out of the loop as Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions of United States.
For the past 9 months I was of the opinion that Kash Patel was “incompetent” and “dumb.”
Turns out I was wrong.
Kash Patel is a grifter and a liar. He’s probably getting paid to willfully obstruct President Trump’s attempts to reform the FBI.
Patel is actively working against our President and should be fired immediately-along with Bondi.
What good was going to come from ka$h considering he worked in the obama administration.
Maybe his visa is expired.
Lives in Vegas..
Folks don’t go there for the water….
Names. Faces. Facial recognition scan of all J6 video. Then we can see what they were actually up to.
Remember those oddly present masks on certain peeps fomenting discord? THIS ^^^ is why; yet another indicator of a carefully planned false-flag operation.
Their faces were covered so they couldn’t be identified.
Why wasn’t that disclosed the day after the event then?
FBI agents with no ID’s on their person…and how are only 274 gonna control a crowd? why were they told to carry no ID. Remember the buses that came in with these so called agents, implants that worked for the FBI. See Rat Epps…ask Clay Higgins who has video of bus loads of IC implants.
This is the guy that wrote a book titled “Government Gangsters”, which “pulls back the curtain on the Deep State.” (quote taken from Amazon page selling the book)
What I see is someone closing the curtain, once again protecting those people imbedded like ticks in government bureaucracy.
PDJT has a major problem and he needs to fix it ASAP. The problem is Blondie, Patel and Bongo Man. He needs to get rid of those 3 immediately.
Get referrals for their replacements from Tulsi and Kristi.
Would be admirable if 274 agents were sent in for crowd control which also means there was no reason for obfuscation by Wray.
And what is President Trump’s reaction to this crock of steaming rubbish?
We see it. Why doesn’t the President see what is and is not happening?
Either Kash Patel is insulting our intelligence or he actually believes what he is saying. The latter is even more scary than the former.
Didn’t earlier reports indicate that these agents were ordered NOT to identify themselves to civilians or other LEOs as FBI?
Quick follow-up for the Director:
Were they placed “on hand” prior to or after Trump was denied the use of the National Guard?
Hey Obi-Won’t, these ARE the droids we’re looking for.
They were brought in on those “ghosts buses”.
https://youtube.com/shorts/sknuISIp74Y?feature=shared
Maybe President Trump needs to sit Patel and Bongino down and inform them that Andrew Bailey will be taking over effective control of the FBI and they are welcome to hang around as figureheads if they wish. As long as they play along of course. That will give Patel even more time to act as FBI spokesperson on Fox News.
Cannot say that I am surprised with the announcement.
Kash Patel has either gone native within the sewer, or was always a pretender.
Oceanfront property in the Northern Panhandle of Texas…..
If true why did they not identify themselves as FBI Agents and be in full uniform like the Capitol Police? A demonstration like that and FBI Agents show up in undercover clothing “to try to control the unruly crowd“??? They should have had their blue jackets with yellow FBI lettering on!!! What Kash Patel posted is regurgitation from underlings!!! It makes no sense, it’s total bull💩!!! He needs to go, he’s pathetic! He’s just a silo guardian and that’s all! So disappointing!!! JMO
Ray Epps was Agent #1!!!!!
Can facial recognition software be used to identify agents on video from J6? We have thousands of hours of tape.
– Were they helping bullhorn Ten Most Wanted Criminal Ray Epps?
– Were they opening or closing Capitol doors?
– Were they protecting the pipe bomb?
– Where are their DAY OF EVENT TEXT MESSAGES?
– Are there J6 WHISTLEBLOWERS in their group?
– Why were they hidden from us for 4.5 years?
“FBI Director Kash Patel once again rises to defend the integrity of the institution he leads.”
That’s Management 101. Would anyone expect him to condemn the integrity of the institution he leads and order military tribunals for all FBI Agents for treason ?
A man has to do the best he can with the deal he has been dealt. Anyone here who thinks he could do a better job, go tell that to President Trump and convince him to fire Patel and replace him with you. Good luck.
I don’t think so. Your line of reasoning doesn’t take into account stalwart American patriot Tulsi Gabbard. She is performing housecleaning while opening the windows into silo operations.
She let sunlight and fresh air penetrate the fetid decay that has been long hidden and allowed to fester.
Why couldn’t Kash take a page from her book??? Kash Patel is a coward. Tulsi Gabbard is a warrior for truth.
There are very few in government service as intelligent as she is. Very few.
Kash ain’t one of ’em.
FO, Cat
You knew it would be bad when he didn’t fire a bunch of these losers on day 1.