Such a step is common practice for the bureau ahead of a large event, and the failure to do so ahead of Jan. 6 was "a basic step that was missed," FBI deputy director Paul Abate told the watchdog.

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate told investigators that not canvassing the nation for further information was the "basic step that was missed." ...

The FBI failed to take the "basic step" of canvassing its field offices for intelligence ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a Justice Department's inspector general report found.

FBI missed ‘basic step' when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds Investigators found no evidence of undercover FBI employees at the Capitol, but the presence of FBI ...