Editing Federal Bureau of Investigation (section)

=== January 6 United States Capitol attack ===
An FBI informant who participated in the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]] on democratic institutions in Washington D.C. later testified in support of the [[Proud boys]], who were part of the plot. Revelations about the informant raised fresh questions about intelligence failures by the FBI before the riot. According to the [[Brennan Center]], and [[Senate committees]], the FBI's response to white supremacist violence was "woefully inadequate". The FBI has long been suspected to have turned a blind eye towards right-wing extremists while disseminating "conspiracy theories" on the [[origin of SARS-CoV-2]].<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |url=https://www.q13fox.com/news/capitol-riot-fbi-informant-testifies-for-proud-boys-defense |title=Capitol riot: FBI informant testifies for Proud Boys defense |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405195238/https://www.q13fox.com/news/capitol-riot-fbi-informant-testifies-for-proud-boys-defense |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |publisher=[[KCPQ]] |access-date=5 April 2023 |first1=Michael |last1=Kunzelman |date=March 29, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |url=https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/senate-committee-finds-fbi-response-white-supremacist-violence-woefully |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405195238/https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/senate-committee-finds-fbi-response-white-supremacist-violence-woefully |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=5 April 2023 |title=Senate Committee Finds FBI Response to White Supremacist Violence Woefully Inadequate |publisher=Brennan Center for Justice |date=November 22, 2022 |first1=Michael |last1=German }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64806903 |title=FBI chief Christopher Wray says China lab leak most likely |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406173223/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64806903 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=1 March 2023 |first1=Max |last1=Matza |first2=Nicholas |last2=Yong }}</ref>