A Justice Department watchdog found that there were no undercover FBI employees at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot, rejecting speculation from allies of President-elect Donald Trump who have for years suggested that the violence that day was provoked by federal agents.

A report released Thursday by the Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz found no undercover FBI agents were involved in inciting the Jan. 6 pro-Trump violent mob attack on the U.S.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said there were more than two dozen confidential human sources in the crowd on Jan. 6, but only three were assigned by the FBI to present for the event,