The FBI Lost Track of the Number of Paid Informants They Had on January 6 Because of Course They Did

So, funny story, the FBI apparently had no idea how many paid informants they had placed at the Capitol on January 6.

Whoopsies.

The New York Post reports: 

The FBI had so many paid informants at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, that it lost track of the number and had to perform a later audit to determine exactly how many “Confidential Human Sources” run by different FBI field offices were present that day, a former assistant director of the bureau has told lawmakers … The FBI spends an average of $42 million each year in payments to its Confidential Human Sources, according to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General, which has raised concerns about the vetting process for these paid informants.

This whole situation is giving me “It’s 10 p.m., do you know where your children are?” vibes.

If the Federal Bureau of Investigation can’t keep track of their snitches Confidential Human Sources, my guess is they’re also not super organized with tax dollars in general, but that’s just a wild guess.

At this rate, Buffalo Man or Podium Dude could have been arms of the U.S. government, and even the government wouldn’t have known. How the turn tables.