DOJ IG Admits His Delayed Report Will Include Info on Number of FBI Informants Involved in Jan. 6

MASSIE Inspector General Horowitz ░░░░░░░░ the past three years ░░░░░░░░ ve questioned FBI Director ░░░░░░░░ and Attorney General Merrick ░░░░░░░░ about the federal assets ░░░░░░░░ as confidential human sources ░░░░░░░░ were present on January ░░░░░░░░ at the Capitol and ░░░░░░░░ have continuously stonewalled me ░░░░░░░░ ve got no answers ░░░░░░░░ about this from them ░░░░░░░░ you announced that you ░░░░░░░░ going to do a ░░░░░░░░ of the DoJ response ░░░░░░░░ preparation mainly preparation I ░░░░░░░░ for January 6th When ░░░░░░░░ you start that review ░░░░░░░░ did you announce that ░░░░░░░░ HOROWITZ We announced it ░░░░░░░░ 2021 but we ended ░░░░░░░░ pausing it because of ░░░░░░░░ ongoing criminal cases consistent ░░░░░░░░ how we perform our ░░░░░░░░ We reinitiated it last ░░░░░░░░ and I m in ░░░░░░░░ process of reviewing a ░░░░░░░░ of the report MASSIE ░░░░░░░░ three and a half ░░░░░░░░ ago it was announced ░░░░░░░░ you d be doing ░░░░░░░░ review and we still ░░░░░░░░ t have the review ░░░░░░░░ we HOROWITZ No and ░░░░░░░░ I said the reason ░░░░░░░░ we paused the review ░░░░░░░░ of the ongoing criminal ░░░░░░░░ that would consistent with ░░░░░░░░ practice we don t ░░░░░░░░ with ongoing criminal investigations ░░░░░░░░ So but now that ░░░░░░░░ ve restarted it do ░░░░░░░░ have evidence of the ░░░░░░░░ of confidential human sources ░░░░░░░░ were operating on the ░░░░░░░░ grounds on January 6th ░░░░░░░░ Our report will include ░░░░░░░░ information in that regard ░░░░░░░░ Can you tell us ░░░░░░░░ how many there were ░░░░░░░░ there more than 100 ░░░░░░░░ I m not in ░░░░░░░░ position to say that ░░░░░░░░ because it s in ░░░░░░░░ form and we have ░░░░░░░░ gone through the classification ░░░░░░░░ And so I need ░░░░░░░░ be careful on what ░░░░░░░░ say MASSIE So we ░░░░░░░░ four years in The ░░░░░░░░ to do these reports ░░░░░░░░ think is so we ░░░░░░░░ t make this if ░░░░░░░░ were any mistakes not ░░░░░░░░ make the same mistakes ░░░░░░░░ But we are just ░░░░░░░░ away from inauguration and ░░░░░░░░ re four years almost ░░░░░░░░ years into this report ░░░░░░░░ is it going to ░░░░░░░░ released HOROWITZ It s ░░░░░░░░ my hope and expectation ░░░░░░░░ I don t control ░░░░░░░░ entirely because it has ░░░░░░░░ go through a classification ░░░░░░░░ but certainly in the ░░░░░░░░ couple of months is ░░░░░░░░ hope MASSIE Do you ░░░░░░░░ is there any consideration ░░░░░░░░ the election about the ░░░░░░░░ of this report Would ░░░░░░░░ delay it in order ░░░░░░░░ not release it before ░░░░░░░░ right before the election ░░░░░░░░ At this point given ░░░░░░░░ process that has to ░░░░░░░░ out in terms of ░░░░░░░░ review and all of ░░░░░░░░ I m not making ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ any judgment about that ░░░░░░░░ re still that still ░░░░░░░░ to go And just ░░░░░░░░ MASSIE You re saying ░░░░░░░░ s not even going ░░░░░░░░ be done in time ░░░░░░░░ before the election HOROWITZ ░░░░░░░░ s it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ doubt it would be ░░░░░░░░ in time for the ░░░░░░░░ MASSIE Is it going ░░░░░░░░ be done before the ░░░░░░░░ HOROWITZ That is certainly ░░░░░░░░ hope MASSIE It s ░░░░░░░░ hope We re four ░░░░░░░░ into it and we ░░░░░░░░ what we do know ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ that there were confidential ░░░░░░░░ sources at the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ you can you tell ░░░░░░░░ today how many went ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol HOROWITZ We ░░░░░░░░ ll have that information ░░░░░░░░ the report I m ░░░░░░░░ able to speak to ░░░░░░░░ in there both because ░░░░░░░░ s in draft and ░░░░░░░░ get a response from ░░░░░░░░ Department and the FBI ░░░░░░░░ also because I don ░░░░░░░░ know yet what s ░░░░░░░░ and not classified MASSIE ░░░░░░░░ if they broke the ░░░░░░░░ if they went into ░░░░░░░░ Capitol which I we ░░░░░░░░ much know there were ░░░░░░░░ human sources who went ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol and right ░░░░░░░░ alongside of everybody else ░░░░░░░░ t they need to ░░░░░░░░ DoJ CHS protocols And ░░░░░░░░ you know if those ░░░░░░░░ followed HOROWITZ They they ░░░░░░░░ follow CHS protocols and ░░░░░░░░ we ll include that ░░░░░░░░ in the report MASSIE ░░░░░░░░ you know how many ░░░░░░░░ reimbursed for travel HOROWITZ ░░░░░░░░ I sit here I ░░░░░░░░ t recall the number ░░░░░░░░ I MASSIE You don ░░░░░░░░ recall or you won ░░░░░░░░ tell us HOROWITZ Well ░░░░░░░░ if I did know ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ a position to tell ░░░░░░░░ because we still have ░░░░░░░░ go through MASSIE We ░░░░░░░░ four years into this ░░░░░░░░ start I mean you ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be the ░░░░░░░░ that goes and gets ░░░░░░░░ answers when the FBI ░░░░░░░░ the DoJ stonewall Congress ░░░░░░░░ I feel like you ░░░░░░░░ we re four years ░░░░░░░░ this We re not ░░░░░░░░ going to get this ░░░░░░░░ You re telling us ░░░░░░░░ before the election and ░░░░░░░░ not even before the ░░░░░░░░ inauguration How would we ░░░░░░░░ any corrections or without ░░░░░░░░ information?”