Fears of renewed FBI abuse of power after informant infiltrated BLM protests

…calling for the FBI to explain how it came to recruit a violent felon as an informant who then went on to gain prominence among Denver racial justice activists. The informant is alleged to have encouraged protesters to engage in increasingly violent demonstrations while trying to entrap them in criminal misdeeds… 

The FBI's infiltration of Black Lives Matter in Denver "appears to show another instance of the Trump administration trampling on the rights of Americans in order to divide our country and gain a political advantage", Wyden said. "The FBI owes the public a full accounting of its actions, including how anyone responsible for attempting to entrap and discredit racial justice activists will be held accountable."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/14/fbi-abuse-of-power-alleged-informant-denver-blm-protests