‘They just let it happen?’ FBI may have had up to 8 informants planted inside Proud Boys on J6, according to NYT

The FBI may have reportedly had as many as eight informants planted inside the Proud Boys at the time of the Jan. 6 riot, The New York Times is reporting, making many wonder why the authorities weren’t alerted beforehand.

The revelation is anticlimactic as it was revealed by the New York Times in September that there was at least one FBI mole that had infiltrated the group.

The Justice Department indicted former Proud Boys leaders Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola. Their trial is set for December 12. The latest revelation by the Old Gray Lady comes from court filings for next month’s trial. They are being charged with seditious conspiracy in connection to their involvement in the Capitol Building breach.

Read more here.