Al Sharpton, FBI Informant? New Claims Revive ’80s Mob Story

Rev. Al Sharpton’s past work for the FBI is under new scrutiny. On Monday, the website The Smoking Gun published documents that it claims detail Sharpton’s work as a confidential informant during mafia investigations in the 1980s. Sharpton admits recording conversations with alleged mobsters for the FBI, but he denies doing anything wrong.