Let’s Talk Dates, Shall We?
Old man Trump’s at it again, claiming “Biden’s FBI” was all over the Jan. 6th Capitol brouhaha, even putting “274 agents” into the crowd [3], [6], [2]. Sounds like a blockbuster movie plot, but without the fact-checking [6].
Now, son, here’s where the calendar comes in handy: on January 6, 2021, Joe Biden was still just President-elect, not actually running the show [3], [6]. Congress was still trying to certify the 2020 election results, which was the whole point of the damn riot [1], [6]. Trump himself was still president, which means if anyone was bossing the FBI, it was him [3], [6]. It’s like blaming your current boss for something your old boss did.
The FBI’s Actual Role (Spoiler: Not What He Thinks)
Despite the wild accusations, the Justice Department’s own watchdog had a look-see and found no evidence of undercover FBI agents instigating the Jan. 6th chaos [1], [9]. They actually debunked those fringe conspiracy theories that the FBI was behind it all, calling such claims baseless [9].
Sure, the report noted some informants were present, but they weren’t authorized to break laws or stir up trouble [9]. In fact, the FBI director at the time said agents were deployed after things went sideways and the riot was already declared [3]. They weren’t there to light the fuse, but maybe to spray some water on the burning dumpster fire.
Rewriting History? Sounds Familiar.
These “Biden’s FBI” claims are just another verse in a long song of trying to rewrite the Jan. 6th story and downplay the seriousness of what went down [2]. It echoes his persistent, false narrative about a stolen 2020 election, which fueled the whole “stop the steal” movement to begin with [1].
Let’s not forget the actual machinations: efforts like the “fake electors” plot, which was coordinated by Trump’s campaign and lawyers to mess with the certification [4], and those frantic calls to lawmakers on Jan. 6th to block Biden’s victory [5], [7], [8]. They were really trying to put a wrench in the gears of democracy, not watching the “Biden FBI” do it.
So, let’s be clear as a bell: the events of January 6, 2021, happened squarely on Donald Trump’s watch [3], [6]. He was the sitting president, not Biden. It’s a simple fact, folks, like knowing which end of a hammer to hold. No amount of social media yelling changes that basic reality.
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Sources & Footnotes
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/13/us-watchdog-cites-fbi-missteps-but-avoids-blame-in-report-on-january-6-riot ↩
- https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/27/trump-january-6-fbi-00583383 ↩
- https://www.suggest.com/president-trump-internet-january-6-claim/2899381/ ↩
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot ↩
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-gop-lawmaker-phone-records-trump-jan-6-probe/ ↩
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/12/trump-makes-false-claim-biden-fbi-behind-jan-6/86659352007/ ↩
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_(election_obstruction_case) ↩
- https://www.wpr.org/news/fbi-us-sen-ron-johnson-phone-records-jan-6-investigation ↩
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/no-undercover-fbi-agents-at-jan-6-riot-watchdog-finds-in-rebuke-to-conspiracy-theories ↩
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