The Justice Department says four paid FBI informants entered the Capitol during the riot - none of whom were authorised to do so.

A Justice Department watchdog found that there were no undercover FBI employees at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot, rejecting speculation from allies of President-elect Donald Trump who have for years suggested that the violence that day was provoked by federal agents.

Of those 26 confidential human sources, four entered the Capitol and 13 went to the restricted area surrounding the Capitol, but none have been charged.