Adam Kinzinger Slams Stephen A. Smith for Rant About FBI Presence on J6: ‘He Has No Clue What an FBI Informant Is’

PHILLIP Tonight a right ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy that the January ░░░░░░░░ insurrection was an inside ░░░░░░░░ is now being pushed ░░░░░░░░ TV hosts like Stephen ░░░░░░░░ Smith Here is the ░░░░░░░░ story There was a ░░░░░░░░ watchdog report that notes ░░░░░░░░ 26 FBI informants were ░░░░░░░░ Washington on that day ░░░░░░░░ here s Smith s ░░░░░░░░ to that plus a ░░░░░░░░ check on the other ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Smith The ░░░░░░░░ says most of the ░░░░░░░░ engaged in illegal activity ░░░░░░░░ the chaos The Justice ░░░░░░░░ says only 3 of ░░░░░░░░ 26 informants present had ░░░░░░░░ instructed to observe potential ░░░░░░░░ terrorist suspects on the ░░░░░░░░ of the riot The ░░░░░░░░ of the 23 appeared ░░░░░░░░ have gone to the ░░░░░░░░ on their own accord ░░░░░░░░ 23 folks for the ░░░░░░░░ were in the crowd ░░░░░░░░ we re just finding ░░░░░░░░ out Clip ends PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ here is the reality ░░░░░░░░ I get it a ░░░░░░░░ of people don t ░░░░░░░░ this distinction but an ░░░░░░░░ is not the same ░░░░░░░░ as an FBI agent ░░░░░░░░ informant is a person ░░░░░░░░ is within an organization ░░░░░░░░ gives information voluntarily to ░░░░░░░░ feds Also the DoJ ░░░░░░░░ makes it clear that ░░░░░░░░ FBI employees no FBI ░░░░░░░░ were part of the ░░░░░░░░ Joining us now is ░░░░░░░░ s Senior Political Commentator ░░░░░░░░ Kinzinger He is a ░░░░░░░░ Republican congressman and was ░░░░░░░░ member of the House ░░░░░░░░ 6th Committee Adam you ░░░░░░░░ that this has taken ░░░░░░░░ lore and I ll ░░░░░░░░ a little bit later ░░░░░░░░ of what has been ░░░░░░░░ about this But the ░░░░░░░░ that taking an informant ░░░░░░░░ presence people who according ░░░░░░░░ the report most of ░░░░░░░░ didn t even tell ░░░░░░░░ FBI that they were ░░░░░░░░ to Washington and then ░░░░░░░░ that the FBI was ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ that when you hear ░░░░░░░░ conjecture KINZINGER Yes I ░░░░░░░░ look I hope that ░░░░░░░░ time Stephen Smith is ░░░░░░░░ his thing whatever it ░░░░░░░░ he offers an apology ░░░░░░░░ this because it s ░░░░░░░░ by that he has ░░░░░░░░ clue what an FBI ░░░░░░░░ is In his mind ░░░░░░░░ thinks they are FBI ░░░░░░░░ or undercover FBI agents ░░░░░░░░ listen actually this report ░░░░░░░░ that they were asked ░░░░░░░░ provide an undercover FBI ░░░░░░░░ and the FBI said ░░░░░░░░ because this was a ░░░░░░░░ Amendment activity So it ░░░░░░░░ an informant Look the ░░░░░░░░ has informants in terrorist ░░░░░░░░ They have informants basically ░░░░░░░░ gangs you know whatever ░░░░░░░░ are And it s ░░░░░░░░ that gives the FBI ░░░░░░░░ They re not under ░░░░░░░░ direction of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ re not under control ░░░░░░░░ don t carry a ░░░░░░░░ They don t have ░░░░░░░░ enforcement powers They re ░░░░░░░░ bad people that have ░░░░░░░░ agreement with the FBI ░░░░░░░░ to get out of ░░░░░░░░ to reduce a sentence ░░░░░░░░ they re paid And ░░░░░░░░ s what you have ░░░░░░░░ I mean the conspiracies ░░░░░░░░ this you know we ░░░░░░░░ talk an hour about ░░░░░░░░ but there s one ░░░░░░░░ instance that s out ░░░░░░░░ that shows somebody showing ░░░░░░░░ badge to another police ░░░░░░░░ And the reality is ░░░░░░░░ you zoom in it ░░░░░░░░ t a badge It ░░░░░░░░ a vape pin a ░░░░░░░░ that the guy had ░░░░░░░░ that they said looks ░░░░░░░░ a badge So if ░░░░░░░░ really want to talk ░░░░░░░░ FBI informants though the ░░░░░░░░ story is that an ░░░░░░░░ informant just pled guilty ░░░░░░░░ lying and making up ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy between Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden which was ░░░░░░░░ the central inquiry of ░░░░░░░░ Republican impeachment inquiry PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ there s any quibble ░░░░░░░░ the idea that sometimes ░░░░░░░░ have first of all ░░░░░░░░ have to question what ░░░░░░░░ is saying sometimes That ░░░░░░░░ fine That s I ░░░░░░░░ the conclusion that Stephen ░░░░░░░░ was trying to make ░░░░░░░░ the idea that this ░░░░░░░░ an example of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ about something when it ░░░░░░░░ actually not true that ░░░░░░░░ was anything in this ░░░░░░░░ that suggested that as ░░░░░░░░ Ramaswamy has said that ░░░░░░░░ 6th was an inside ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Well there are ░░░░░░░░ things that the report ░░░░░░░░ brought to light that ░░░░░░░░ have felt like they ░░░░░░░░ misled on over the ░░░░░░░░ few years when they ░░░░░░░░ had questions about who ░░░░░░░░ there and what was ░░░░░░░░ on there For instance ░░░░░░░░ Grassley in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ out that four of ░░░░░░░░ confidential human sources went ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol but weren ░░░░░░░░ prosecuted Now like 1 ░░░░░░░░ and something people were ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Can I answer ░░░░░░░░ for one second JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ there was another one ░░░░░░░░ had their so they ░░░░░░░░ just little nuggets PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS That s what ░░░░░░░░ fueling some of this ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Let me respond ░░░░░░░░ that one because I ░░░░░░░░ that s an important ░░░░░░░░ According to the FBI ░░░░░░░░ act of simply entering ░░░░░░░░ Capitol they did not ░░░░░░░░ anybody for doing just ░░░░░░░░ So if they entered ░░░░░░░░ Capitol that is technically ░░░░░░░░ illegal act but they ░░░░░░░░ t charge anybody for ░░░░░░░░ entering the Capitol They ░░░░░░░░ people for entering the ░░░░░░░░ and doing other things ░░░░░░░░ police officers for destroying ░░░░░░░░ doing all kinds of ░░░░░░░░ activities And so JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ you can see how ░░░░░░░░ would feel like a ░░░░░░░░ of a double standard ░░░░░░░░ you have a relationship ░░░░░░░░ the FBI and you ░░░░░░░░ there and you go ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol and you ░░░░░░░░ t get charged all ░░░░░░░░ other people go in ░░░░░░░░ I m not saying ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be I ░░░░░░░░ people who committed violent ░░░░░░░░ absolutely should be charged ░░░░░░░░ I m just trying ░░░░░░░░ give you an idea ░░░░░░░░ what Republicans are how ░░░░░░░░ re kicking it around ░░░░░░░░ I would say it ░░░░░░░░ a double standard if ░░░░░░░░ people were charged for ░░░░░░░░ same conduct which they ░░░░░░░░ not I mean Adam ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ Scott just said KINZINGER ░░░░░░░░ look I get it ░░░░░░░░ you know look it ░░░░░░░░ the point is yes ░░░░░░░░ can see how people ░░░░░░░░ problem is we have ░░░░░░░░ have people that are ░░░░░░░░ the truth about what ░░░░░░░░ is which we re ░░░░░░░░ And there are people ░░░░░░░░ are out there that ░░░░░░░░ trying to spin what ░░░░░░░░ truth is into something ░░░░░░░░ fits a narrative So ░░░░░░░░ I can see how ░░░░░░░░ can mistake an FBI ░░░░░░░░ for an FBI agent ░░░░░░░░ s why it s ░░░░░░░░ that we tell people ░░░░░░░░ informant is not an ░░░░░░░░ And it s why ░░░░░░░░ s important that people ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Smith not go ░░░░░░░░ on a rant like ░░░░░░░░ are FBI agents when ░░░░░░░░ fact they re informants ░░░░░░░░ every almost every probably ░░░░░░░░ activity you see drug ░░░░░░░░ whatever have informants local ░░░░░░░░ state police FBI involved ░░░░░░░░ in there The best ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans can do ░░░░░░░░ is just like put ░░░░░░░░ FBI thing away in ░░░░░░░░ ph It s a ░░░░░░░░ theory completely untrue And ░░░░░░░░ will say quickly the ░░░░░░░░ and the federal government ░░░░░░░░ have right away said ░░░░░░░░ know yes we had ░░░░░░░░ 26 informants or whatever ░░░░░░░░ fact that it s ░░░░░░░░ three or four years ░░░░░░░░ actually created this theory ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy but truly it ░░░░░░░░ not a conspiracy inside ░░░░░░░░ the department PHILLIP Yes ░░░░░░░░ mean, it’s a —“