The FBI is investigating whether foreign sources funded the attack on the Capitol

God-FBI Investigator whether governments, organizations and foreigners provided financial support to extremists who helped plan and carry out the attack on Capitol Hill on January 6, the American news network reported tonight (Sunday) NBC.

The riots on Capitol Hill, about a week ago // Photo: Reuters

According to the report, a former source inFBI A source still working for the organization said that as part of the investigation, the agency was examining whether before the attack payments of about half a million dollars were made using Bitcoin coins, allegedly by a French citizen who ended his life last month, to 22 different addresses of key figures and groups on the right. United States. The payments were documented and posted online this week by a company that analyzes encrypted currency transfers.

In addition, theFBI, Along with the Department of Homeland Security and other federal bodies in Washington and the region, issued a warning last week that since the riots in the Capitol, Russian, Iranian and Chinese officials have been trying to seize the opportunity to influence the narrative in advancing their U.S. policy.

Supporters of President Trump after erupting on Pekitol Hill, about two weeks ago // Photo: Reuters

According to the joint source, Russian media “highlighted issues related to violence and the chaotic situation in the United States following the riots in the Capitol, in which five people were killed, over the ouster of President Donald Trump and censorship on social media.” “H, a Russian agency claimed that members of Antifa impersonated Trump supporters and were responsible for the attack on the Capitol building.

In another case, the Chinese media took advantage of the situation to “defame the US Democratic administration and show the decline in the status of the United States – and justify the Chinese struggle against protesters in Hong Kong.”

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