The FBI issued a statement Monday, denying they were involved in the fight that broke out during a Pride event in Oregon.
QUICK FACTS:
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an official statement from Special Agent in Charge Kieran L. Ramsey, denying the agency was involved in an aggressive fight caught on camera allegedly between two “far-right groups” during a Pride event in Oregon over the weekend.
- After the video of the brawl went viral with over ten million views, there have been a number of theories as to who was actually involved and why.
- Some observers claimed that one of the groups was made up of masked FBI agents who were there in disguise to police the event or instigate violence.
- “We are appalled by recent allegations that the FBI had personnel posing as protesters in Oregon City, OR this weekend. Any such claims are absolutely false,” the FBI claimed.
- Many responded to the statement, saying the FBI could not be trusted after prior years of alleged bias and cover-ups from the agency.
- “The last 6 yrs, their reputation has been severely tarnished by their own screwups and politicization of top brass. Sad deal. Hard to trust anything they say anymore. Need to rebuild their brand. Why have they been sitting on Hunter’s laptop since 2019 and trying to bury it?” one user asked.
TWITTER USER MERRY QUINSON ON THE FBI’S STATEMENT DENYING INVOLVEMENT IN THE BRAWL AT THE OREGON PRIDE EVENT:
“Maybe if your track record on lying and cheating to achieve political ends wasn’t so bad we would believe you,” Quinson said.
BACKGROUND:
- Earlier this week, a detailed report released by the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discovered that the FBI “obtained multiple tips from numerous sources” prior to January 6, 2021.
- The report claimed the agency “failed to fulfill their mission and connect the public and nonpublic information they received.”
- Titled “Planned in Plain Sight,” the committee specifies how certain tips should have prompted the FBI to take action prior to events that unfolded.
- In December 2020, the agency reportedly received information that the “Proud Boys” were planning on being in Washington, D.C. to “kill people.”
- The following month the FBI was made aware of social media posts also calling for violence and “storming” of the Capitol building.
- Despite the many warnings, the agency reportedly found “no credible or verifiable threat.”
- “Even without actionable or credible threats, the agencies should have communicated the concerning volume of violent rhetoric specifically targeting the U.S. Capitol and the overall heightened threat environment surrounding January 6th,” the committee said.
