Counterterror Nominee Says Trump’s Intelligence Community Is Actively Investigating if the FBI Helped Direct the Trump Supporters on Jan. 6

Kelly This concerns January ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe that ░░░░░░░░ violence on January 6th ░░░░░░░░ intentionally organized or directed ░░░░░░░░ Still under investigation We ░░░░░░░░ looking into whether elements ░░░░░░░░ the government could have ░░░░░░░░ the criminal acuity of ░░░░░░░░ of the rioters that ░░░░░░░░ Kelly So you ve ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter that the ░░░░░░░░ and the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ involved in planning and ░░░░░░░░ the riot Is that ░░░░░░░░ KENT Sounds like something ░░░░░░░░ said yeah Kelly And ░░░░░░░░ evidence do you have ░░░░░░░░ that claim KENT So ░░░░░░░░ ve already identified that ░░░░░░░░ were multiple confidential human ░░░░░░░░ ran by the FBI ░░░░░░░░ other law enforcement agencies ░░░░░░░░ were present in the ░░░░░░░░ that day directing removing ░░░░░░░░ those types of things ░░░░░░░░ has been investigated widely ░░░░░░░░ re continuing to look ░░░░░░░░ it The intelligence I ░░░░░░░░ say the FBI and ░░░░░░░░ elements of the law ░░░░░░░░ apparatus attempted to suppress ░░░░░░░░ fact that there was ░░░░░░░░ confidential human informants that ░░░░░░░░ part of these different ░░░░░░░░ We also had intelligence ░░░░░░░░ up to January 6th ░░░░░░░░ there was going to ░░░░░░░░ violence that day So ░░░░░░░░ speaks to some degree ░░░░░░░░ intelligence infiltration into some ░░░░░░░░ these groups and organizations ░░░░░░░░ And who within the ░░░░░░░░ within the FBI KENT ░░░░░░░░ re we re looking ░░░░░░░░ that right now Kelly ░░░░░░░░ departments of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ Probably the Washington Field ░░░░░░░░ Kelly So you believe ░░░░░░░░ Washington Field Office was ░░░░░░░░ in the planning of ░░░░░░░░ violence in the building ░░░░░░░░ door on January 6th ░░░░░░░░ It s being looked ░░░░░░░░ I mean look we ░░░░░░░░ had Kelly And who ░░░░░░░░ looking who is looking ░░░░░░░░ it KENT We are ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community we ░░░░░░░░ looking into it right ░░░░░░░░ Kelly And do you ░░░░░░░░ that the IC conducts ░░░░░░░░ of this nature against ░░░░░░░░ KENT Does the IC ░░░░░░░░ FBI and other law ░░░░░░░░ agencies entrapping individuals If ░░░░░░░░ look at who was ░░░░░░░░ the Washington Field Office ░░░░░░░░ January 6th it was ░░░░░░░░ D Antuono He was ░░░░░░░░ running the field office ░░░░░░░░ Michigan where many of ░░░░░░░░ defendants were let go ░░░░░░░░ they were accused of ░░░░░░░░ to kidnap the governor ░░░░░░░░ the vast majority of ░░░░░░░░ were undercover FBI confidential ░░░░░░░░ So unfortunately this behavior ░░░░░░░░ happen by members of ░░░░░░░░ enforcement and the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ and it s incumbent ░░░░░░░░ us to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we are transparent with ░░░░░░░░ American people Kelly Would ░░░░░░░░ Mr Kent would you ░░░░░░░░ willing to share this ░░░░░░░░ of this investigation with ░░░░░░░░ committee KENT I look ░░░░░░░░ to it, senator.”