of the street...but sometimes the real world requires exceptions...that's what this section of the AG's Guidelines addresses...
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C. OTHERWISE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY
1. Otherwise illegal activity by an FBI agent or employee in an undercover operation relating to activity in violation of federal criminal law that does not concern a threat to the national security or foreign intelligence must be approved in conformity with the Attorney General's Guidelines on Federal Bureau of Investigation Undercover Operations. Approval of otherwise illegal activity in conformity with those guidelines is sufficient and satisfies any approval requirement that would otherwise apply under these Guidelines.
2. Otherwise illegal activity by a human source must be approved in conformity with the Attorney General's Guidelines Regarding the Use of FBI Confidential Human Sources.
3. Otherwise illegal activity by an FBI agent or employee that is not within the scope of paragraph 1. must be approved by a United States Attorney's Office or a Department of Justice Division, except that a Special Agent in Charge may authorize the following:
a. otherwise illegal activity that would not be a felony under federal, state, local, or tribal law;
b. consensual monitoring of communications, even if a crime under state, local, or tribal law;
c. the controlled purchase, receipt, delivery, or sale of drugs, stolen property, or other contraband;
d. the payment of bribes;
e. the making of false representations in concealment of personal identity or the true ownership of a proprietary; and
f. conducting a money laundering transaction or transactions involving an aggregate amount not exceeding $1 million.
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There's more, but I'll leave it to you and other readers to digest...
My point in all of this is that we obviously have seditious organizations actively trying to destroy our democracy and the FBI is a key player in seeing that doesn't happen...any questioning of their methods being used to investigate the Jan. 6th insurrection by Senators and Congressmen/women should be done in private so as not to compromise the investigation, or the safety of FBI agents.
btw, the fact that we now know Representatives, like Loudermilk were aiding and abetting rioters, it becomes even harder for the FBI to carry out its mission.
As for your response regarding the "Big Lie"...after all this time and evidence, you still equivocate...that is shameful and puts you squarely in the Trumpist Camp...really sorry to hear that.