FBI Agent Promoted To Protect the Capitol Jan. 6th Paid 'Agent Provocateurs' in Militia Plots

What are the odds this Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Andy Arena got promoted to protect the capitol, admits that after Thursday's stunning arrest of 13 men who authorities said were plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the next few weeks are going to be rocky.

"I'm nervous over the next three or four weeks (about) what we're going to see," he said.

"I’ve never seen anything like that," former FBI special agent in charge Andrew Arena told Fox News by phone on Thursday. "I was disgusted. I was disappointed. Saddened. I mean, it's just a flood of emotions to see that in our nation's capital. And I've spent two-thirds of my time with the FBI."

Arena led the FBI’s Detroit Division, which served all of Michigan, from 2007 to 2012, and previously worked as special agent in charge of criminal investigations at the FBI’s New York office. He now serves as executive director of the Detroit Crime Commission and is an adjunct professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University.

Arena said the countless photos of people – many of whom were not wearing masks or face coverings – online and on social media will make identifying suspects easier. He believes the FBI’s tip line will be flooded with people who recognize someone in the photographs.

"The FBI hotline, tip line is getting thousands of calls today," he predicted. "Fortunately, a lot of these folks did not really disguise themselves very well. So, I think the majority of it is going to be citizens calling in and identifying people."