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2023-09-20 Government Corruption
Ray Epps Charged with a Misdemeanor over Capitol Riot
[Breitbart] Ray Epps, an Arizona man who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot, according to court papers filed Tuesday.

Epps, a former Marine who claimed in a lawsuit filed this year that Fox News Channel made him a scapegoat for the Capitol riot, is charged with a count of disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds, court records show.

Messages seeking comment from an attorney representing Epps in his lawsuit against Fox were not immediately returned Tuesday. There was no attorney listed in the court docket in the criminal case filed in Washington’s federal court.

Epps was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent who was whipping up trouble that would be blamed on Trump supporters, his lawsuit claims.

Although the lawsuit mentions Fox’s Laura Ingraham and Will Cain, former Fox host Tucker Carlson is cited as the leader in promoting the theory. Epps was featured in more than two dozen segments on Carlson’s prime-time show, the lawsuit said. Messages seeking comment were sent Tuesday to Fox News and a lawyer for Carlson.

Epps’ lawsuit against Fox says the Justice Department told him in May that he faces criminal charges for his actions on Jan. 6 and blames that on "the relentless attacks by Fox and Mr. Carlson and the resulting political pressure."
Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [20 views ]  Top

#1 Epps will undoubtedly take a plea deal and thus no questions about his role will take place.
Posted by lord garth  2023-09-20 00:09||   2023-09-20 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 If he maintains his lawsuit, discovery should be fun
Posted by Frank G 2023-09-20 06:04||   2023-09-20 06:04|| Front Page Top

#3 A bone thrown to the little people to diffuse the Carlson rubbish. You see, he was arrested.

[sarc off]
Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-20 06:08||   2023-09-20 06:08|| Front Page Top

#4 "DOJ Gives Ray Epps the James Wolfe Treatment – Charged with One Misdemeanor Count, With Background Plea Deal in Place AND James Boasberg as the Pre-Selected Judge"

"September 20, 2023 | Sundance | 154 Comments
The man who was seen on multiple video tapes urging the January 6th crowd to storm the Capitol building, the previously well-known agent provocateur Ray Epps, has been charged by the DOJ with one misdemeanor count of “Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct.”

Worse still, the announcement from Main Justice comes via the format of an “information” {SEE HERE} which implies a plea deal was already reached as the charge was made public. Now the DOJ can say they ‘arrested‘ the guy, and simultaneously flip the narrative as evidence he wasn’t a confidential human source."

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/09/20/doj-gives-ray-epps-the-james-wolfe-treatment-charged-with-one-misdemeanor-count-with-background-plea-deal-in-place-and-james-boasberg-as-the-pre-selected-judge/
Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-09-20 13:50||   2023-09-20 13:50|| Front Page Top

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