Pence Goes To Bat For The FBI, Says He Has Received ‘Assurances’ They Were Not Involved With Jan 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence defended the FBI during a recent appearance on CNN, telling viewers that he has received “assurances” that they were not involved with the January 6 Capitol protests in 2021.

“Do you want to just like take this opportunity to clear up this lie that the FBI was leading the charge on January 6th?” asked CNN’s Jake Tapper. “It’s obviously not true. I’m sure you know it’s not true. Do you want to make that clear to the voters?”

“You know, I’ve seen the director of the riot that occurred on January 6th. And frankly, I’m very grateful for the efforts of the FBI to bring nearly a thousand people to justice who ransacked our Capitol and did violence against police officers that day,” Pence replied.

“But you’re right, we’ve been assured again and again that it was not the case. And I just must tell you, having been there that day, I mean, to see people literally breaking windows, ransacking the Capitol, it just infuriated me. I remember thinking, you know, ‘not this, not here, not at the United States Capitol,'” he continued. “I believe everyone that conducted that riot at the Capitol needs to be held to the fullest extent of the law. I’m pleased that many have, but I’ve never been given any information. I’ve heard the many repeated assurances from the FBI that they were not involved. And I take them at their word.”

The presence of undercover federal agents has long been a point of controversy when determining what happened on January 6. U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) has reported that there were upwards of 200 undercover agents in the building, some of whom were dressed as Trump supporters.

Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund has also reported that he was aware of at least 30 undercover agents embedded in the crowd.