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Surprise! House Releases Bombshell Report on January 6 Pipe Bomber Revealing FBI Engaged in Massive Coverup and Refuses to Cooperate with Investigators

A new report released by the Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight into the January 6 pipe bomber shows the FBI stopped looking for the suspect in 2021 and covered up evidence.

The FBI is now refusing to cooperate with Congressional investigators.

In September, former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino said according to a whistleblower, after the pipe bombs were found at the RNC and DNC headquarters, “assets on the ground, including a whistleblower, was briefed about the pipe bombs the next day and show a picture of a guy in a hoodie.”

However, according to the whistleblower, the law enforcement agents were told to stand down two days later.

“But two days later after the pipe bombs, he notes, emphasis his — without explanation, they were told to stand down! No need to look for the guy anymore” Bongino said.

This directly contradicts previous statements by FBI Director Christopher Wray.

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The National Guard and the Militarization of D.C.

Fox News recently published a story entitled “Defense Secretary Austin overruled National Guard chief on keeping troops at the Capitol: memo.” To many readers, this may have appeared to be a sensationalized article throwing fuel on the embers of an already charred military issue in our nation’s capital. But the story captures a troubling divide between the new defense secretary and the chief of the National Guard Bureau over the appropriate use of the Guard. Yet, amid this break in ranks, the story suggests a much larger and more concerning dilemma. And it is what the Founding Fathers feared most.

The article references a defense memo or coordination sheet normally used to “concur” or “non-concur” on issues within the Defense Department. In this instance, a policy memo from the defense secretary’s office requested an “Extension of NG [National Guard] support to U.S. Capitol Police” with an additional 2,280 guardsmen to support the U.S. Capitol Police security detail beyond March 12. However, there are several issues with the request.

From my experience in the Pentagon, this type of appeal is not easily granted. It usually requires a stringent justifying rationale and reason that explains the request’s urgency. Each submission is officially petitioned through a formal request-for-assistance and sent to the DoD’s executive secretary, where it is staffed for coordination — an arduous process involving rigorous approval criteria that can take weeks.

Here is where the problem begins.

The latest Capitol Police request to extend Guard support was coordinated in two days and failed to give a convincing case for approval. Laying out its rationale, the Capitol Police referenced the Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System, particularly the Jan.  27, 2021, threat bulletin, as the chief reason for the augmented security support.

The bulletin summary describes a “heightened threat environment” using words like “believes” or “suggests” that “ideologically-motivated violent extremists [domestic violent extremists] …could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence” – a somewhat anemic threat assessment to justify the continued military presence in our Capitol.

Also, federal statutes and defense directives come into play when the military is used in direct support of law enforcement, which is the case here. The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, and other federal laws limit the powers of the government to use U.S. troops to “execute the laws,” including “search, seizure, arrest, or other similar activity” — a concerning legal quandary.

What is more, the defense department’s support of civil authority’s directive provides ruling guidance for any assistance in missions normally carried out by civil authorities. The defense regulation has six approval criteria to “examine” and “assess” the need for support. If we use the regulation’s six criteria — legality, lethality, risk, cost, appropriateness, and readiness — an argument can be made that any one of them would disqualify the Capitol Police application.

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J6 Committee Star Witness Cassidy Hutchinson Caught in a NEW VICIOUS LIE Where She Stomped on the Trust of a Friend – When Will Miss Cassidy Face Justice?

Their star witness was a serial liar. And they knew this. What does that say about these committee members?

January 6 Select Committee star witness Cassidy Hutchinson is caught in an ongoing war with the truth. Unfortunately for Cassidy, she committed these lies while under oath and therefore she will likely face legal consequences for her actions.

On Thursday Ben Williamson, who previously worked with Cassidy Hutchinson described a phone call he received from Cassidy before her testimony before Congress.

Cassidy claimed she was nervous that her old Republican colleagues, including Mark Meadows, would be mad at her for testifying before the Select Committee.

Ben Williamson assured her they would not be and understood the situation she was in.

Months later Cassidy Hutchinson lied to the committee about the phone call. It appears it was a setup and Ben Williamson was the victim.

Ben shared his story on X.

I haven’t spoken much about the below incident publicly due to ongoing investigations — but given the good work of today’s House Admin report on the J6 Committee and its revelations on possible “witness tampering,” I’d like to share a relevant episode involving another fabrication from the Committee, Liz Cheney, and my former colleague Cassidy Hutchinson.

Almost three years ago, in early 2022, I got a phone call from Cassidy telling me her closed-door deposition with the J6 Committee (under subpoena) was approaching. Cassidy claimed to be worried that our old Trump WH colleagues, including our boss Mark Meadows, might think she was “disloyal” for following a subpoena and showing up to the deposition.

I cut her off mid-convo and responded: “No one will think you’re disloyal just for following a subpoena. And Mark would never, ever ask you to do anything other than the right thing and tell the truth. He wouldn’t think you’re disloyal.” She agreed, and the convo ended perfectly fine.

Months later, Cassidy appeared out of nowhere at her now infamous public J6 hearing, making completely outlandish claims untethered from reality — many of which were rightly disputed or shot down within minutes. But you may also recall that after Cassidy’s appearance, Liz Cheney put up a bizarre anonymous message on a big screen, allegedly received by Cassidy before her (aforementioned) private deposition. Cheney claimed it was evidence of “witness intimidation.”

The anonymous message Cheney displayed read, partly: “He (Meadows) told me you have your deposition tomorrow. He knows you’re loyal, and you’re going to do the right thing when you go in for your deposition.”

Via public news reports, I later learned this was in reference to me. It was a completely twisted, utterly nonsense re-telling of the phone convo where Cassidy had fretted to me about “loyalty.” She (and the Committee) embellished parts of the exchange, made up others, and spun it into a lie that appeared like witness intimidation.

The J6 Committee presented this account as factual — when it wasn’t — and then leaked my name to reporters to create the narrative that I was guilty.

In the weeks and months that followed, I faced accusations of criminal exposure over it – all over nonsense. Members like Dan Goldman publicly accused me of “witness tampering.” The FBI called me in for hours of questioning. Meanwhile, the J6 Committee never once followed up with me or my attorneys to ask me about this interaction before uncritically airing the dishonest version. It was all based on fabrications, yet the J6 Committee never even bothered to get the other side. It’s one of many reasons why none of their claims about President Trump, or frankly anyone else, should ever be believed.

This is just one story in a long list, and relatively, I ended up one of the lucky ones. But I’m glad to see the report today take the J6 Committee and their ‘star witness’ to task. They spread an untold amount of falsehoods about my friends, colleagues, and bosses, and forced many good people to defend themselves in ways they should’ve never had to. I will never forget it.

This is not the first time Cassidy Hutchinson was caught lying to Congress and the January 6 Select Committee.

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Biden’s DOJ Blocks MAGA Grandmother from Attending Trump’s Inauguration After She Walked Inside the US Capitol with a USA Flag on Jan. 6 – Says It Would Be Traumatizing to Capitol Police

Cindy Young, a grandmother from New Hampshire was arrested by the Joe Biden DOJ for walking inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 with a USA flag.
According to the arresting report Young was brought into custody without incident.
Boston.com reported:

Young is shown entering the Capitol through the Senate Wing doors at around 2:22 p.m., according to officials.

“After entering, Young traveled through varying areas of the Capitol. Young came into possession of a Trump 2020 and an American flag,” according to court documents, Boston 25 News reported.

Chris Wray’s FBI spent days investigating this ‘dangerous’ grandma before her arrest.

Now, Cindy wants to attend the inauguration of President Donald Trump in January.

But toxic and lawless anti-Trump US Attorney Matthew Graves won’t allow her to attend.

Her presence might traumatize the police officers who saw her walking with an American flag through the US Capitol!

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‘The View’ Co-Host in Hot Water: Alyssa Farah Griffin Caught Coaching Federal Witness and Known Liar Cassidy Hutchinson – May Face Criminal Investigation

The Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) released a second interim report on Tuesday addressing the events surrounding January 6, 2021.

The report not only highlighted widespread failures but also issued damning allegations against key members of the now-disbanded January 6 Committee.

“This interim report reveals that there was not just one single cause for what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6; but it was a series of intelligence, security, and leadership failures at several levels and numerous entities,” Loudermilk said.

The most explosive revelation from Loudermilk’s report pertains to the conduct of Liz Cheney. The report alleges that Cheney personally coached the committee’s so-called “star witness,” Cassidy Hutchinson, to alter her testimony—without Hutchinson’s attorney present.

Witness tampering is a federal crime.

Now we know why the sham committee deleted their communications from the public.

They all should be looking at prison time.

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Vindictive: Merrick Garland DOJ Continues Reign of Error: Feds Arrest J6er Who Served ENTIRE SENTENCE

Military veteran and MAGA African-American radio broadcaster Darrell Neely – was re-arrested on November 4, 2024. Reportedly, the Merrick Garland DOJ has told January 6 prosecutors to continue with business as usual and prosecute Trump supporters with no change.

But the Garland DOJ is clearly engaged in an angry, vindictive campaign against January 6 Defendants, “big mad” that all their lawfare smears of Donald Trump failed. Instead, Friday’s hearing sailed through and Judge Bates easily and quickly approved Darrell’s release with the able help of public defender Sandra Roland.

Today, December 14, Darrell is being released (again) from the D.C. Gulag, the jail in Washington, D.C. We did not want to report on this earlier because the DOJ kept the allegations of a probation violation under seal. Observers didn’t know what the charges might be except that his public defender said only that they were “technical” and to plan for him to be back in North Carolina shortly.

So we now have confirmation that there were only trivial and insignificant “technical” allegations about his probation. There were no surprises and no big deal. This, too, is a pattern many are seeing with the bitter clingers at the Biden DOJ. While Federal judges usually do not like having their time wasted, prosecutors are “violating” the probation of January 6 defendants on extremely minor issues that would normally be resolved at the probation officer level.

The only clues we had are that Darrell has been unable to pay restitution of $939.93. Like many others, such as John Mellis, even those with impeccable pre-January 6 work credentials have been unable to rent apartments or get jobs with the stigma of January 6 and/or just any criminal record.

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Whistleblower: FBI Deputy Director Abbate Told Agents to Hide Dozens of January 6 Informants from Public – Knew It Would Be “Too Embarrassing” for Agency to Tell the Truth to Americans

According to a 2023 whistleblower, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate told subordinates at the agency to hide the identities of dozens of January 6 government informants. He said it would be too embarrassing for the agency if the information was leaked out. So they hid this from the American public.

Kerry Picket reported on this at the time.

An FBI agent told the House Judiciary Committee that Deputy Director Paul Abbate suggested that at least 25 FBI confidential human sources, or informants, involved in reporting to the bureau from the Jan. 6, 2021, protest should not be publicly acknowledged.
According to the… https://t.co/JmVCTSmWTd

— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) December 13, 2024

In July 2023, investigative reporter Kerry Picket from The Washington Times.

An FBI agent told the House Judiciary Committee that Deputy Director Paul Abbate suggested that at least 25 FBI confidential human sources, or informants, involved in reporting to the bureau from the Jan. 6, 2021, protest should not be publicly acknowledged.

Many FBI whistleblowers have come forward with their concerns about the bureau as Director Christopher A. Wray is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

They are making allegations of politically motivated investigations, politically biased leadership and misconduct by senior officials at America’s premier law enforcement agency.

According to the whistleblower disclosure sent to the committee, Mr. Abbate notified one or more of his subordinates that the more than 25 informants were too problematic or embarrassing for the FBI to have their existence made known to the public and that the existence, activities and identities of these FBI confidential human sources should not be released.

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FBI had 26 informants at Jan. 6 Capitol riots — and most were involved, bombshell DOJ report confirms

The FBI had at least 26 confidential informants on the ground in Washington, DC, during the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol — most of whom engaged in illegal activity during the chaos, the Justice Department’s watchdog confirmed in a bombshell report. 

Leadership at the bureau had long been adamant that it did not have sources who “orchestrated” the riot. Questions about whether the FBI had informants involved in the riots were met with “conspiracy theory” labels by many mainstream media outlets.

“If you’re asking if the violence at the Capitol was part of some operation orchestrated by FBI sources or agents, the answer is no!” outgoing FBI director Christopher Wray told lawmakers back in July. Wray had long refused to divulge exactly how many informants were present that day. 

But the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General found that of the FBI’s confidential sources on the ground, four entered the Capitol in the midst of the riot and 13 went into a restricted area. Only nine were not found to have engaged in illegal activity, according to a long-awaited report released Thursday.

Critically, that report also shot down unsubstantiated speculation that the bureau had agents stoking some of the mayhem that day, 

“We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest crowds, or at the Capitol, on January 6,” the report said.

Only three of its 26 informants present had been instructed to observe potential domestic terrorist suspects on the day of the riot, the DOJ watchdog found. The rest of the 23 appear to have gone to the Capitol of their own accord.

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Rep Nancy Mace accosted at US Capitol by Chicago trans activist, suspect in custody

On Tuesday, South Carolina Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace was accosted on the grounds of the US Capitol. The suspect was taken into custody. Mace said the person was a male trans activist. Mace has made controversy in recent weeks by insisting that women’s bathrooms on Capitol Hill be for women only. After her advocacy, House Speaker Mike Johnson made that an official rule.

“This attack shows how far the Left will go to silence women in our fight against the trans takeover,” Mace told The Post Millennial. “We’ll push harder, move faster, and stand stronger. Let me be clear: I won’t be silenced—not now, not ever.”

After the attack, she was seen wearing a brace.

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Trump vows to pardon Jan. 6 rioters on day one after getting into office

President-elect Donald Trump said that he will pardon Jan. 6 rioters on the first day in office in his upcoming administration. 

In an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump told anchor Kristen Welker that “These people are living in hell.”

Over 1,500 people have been charged with crimes connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot in 2021, according to NPR.

Trump has said in the past that he would pardon many of them. 

“I am inclined to pardon many of them,” he said during a 2023 CNN event. “I can’t say for every single one because a couple of them, probably, got out of control. I would say it will be a large portion of them and it would be early on.”

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