Ray Epps, the former Marine Sergeant from Arizona at the center of a controversy that sees him as a potential informant for the FBI, or asset for another government agency, was video taped inciting others to riot at the Capitol on January 6. But he didn’t only incite rioting, the Trump cap-wearing Epps specifically and repeatedly encouraged others to breach and enter the Capitol building.
His behavior was so contrived that many in the crowd at the Capitol began yelling that he was a “Fed.”
However, not only has he not been charged with any crimes, but his photo, which initially appeared on FBI ‘Wanted’ posters, has been scrubbed by the Bureau.
This has raised many questions, primarily from those on the right about who Epps is and what was his role on January 6. Both Tucker Carlos at Fox News and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas have speculated that Epps might be an FBI informant or government asset.
The Democratic-led House committee investigating Jan. 6, released a statement following its hearing, claiming to have interviewed Epps and saying he’s not a “fed.”
But this only prompted further questions
The Washington Post quoted Cruz during his recent questioning of a senior FBI official on the January 11 Senate hearing on domestic terrorism :
“Mr. Epps has not been charged with anything,” Cruz later continued. “No one’s explained why a person videoed urging people to go to the Capitol, a person whose conduct was so suspect the crowd believed he was a fed, would magically disappear from the list of the people the FBI was looking at.”
FBI executive assistant director for national security Jill Sanborn replied: “I am aware of the individual. I don’t have the specific background of him.”
Soon after the hearing The Epoch Times contacted Epps’ attorney, former FBI agent John Blischak, who said about Epps: “He was interviewed by the FBI in Arizona. I was present during that interview, and unequivocally, he is not an FBI informant.”
Asked whether Epps is an asset for any government agency—law enforcement, intelligence, or otherwise—Blischak said, “Not to my knowledge.”
According to The Epoch Times:
Blischak also denied any deals or agreements between Epps and the FBI. He said he’s representing Epps “in the event that he becomes a potential defendant in any action brought as to what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.”
“We’ve been working with the House Committee,” Blischak. “That’s what we’ve been doing.”
When asked to characterize Epps’s actions on Jan. 5 and 6, Blischak said, “Merely present.”
As to why his client hasn’t been charged, Blischak added, “Because he’s not guilty! He has a good attorney.” However, it is doubtful these answers will end the speculation or the questions.
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This is hardly “new” evidence, and it’s been discredited
Great, thanks for your voice of rational reasoning…
The FBI has been using the same Primitive tactics for decades. They have forgotten the facial recognition, credit card receipts, gps tracking, and a attempt to deflect the attention away from the obvious.
We would echo your comment, but it’s suspect. You d
can’t even even reason your way out of the Democrat Media denial and blackout of the fact: Trump WON.
You are an unlikely one to complain about the lack of rationality… your delusional state is made evident by your very comment “handle.’ We who observed the “Steal” live, an in real time, marvel at your dissociative level of denial.
Only if you are an ignorant Democrat it has NOT BEEN DICREDITED
Only in his dreams
Where is your proof it has been discredited?
I’m still searching phone records and locations pings about his whereabouts on certain dates
before the capital riot.
This is a very simple task, and any other information should fall into place.
It’s like he disappeared. So his name is fake.
So when the FBI was questioned about him they actually told the truth, but this was a giveaway
to admit that they don’t know who he is.
When you answer a question about something you don’t know anything about, it’s best to not even try. I thought the FBI was trained better than this.
We have seen the videos of Epp stirring up the crowd and we believe our eyes much more than the FBI’s lies. Is there no one in the FBI that’s honest now?
Obama took the USA on a very dangerous left turn by politicizing most of the Bureaus of the U.S. Government.
Idiot leftest can never be trained to not be stupid!
Dear Schmuck,
Sorry we misspelled your handle. Anyway, are you nuts? These official reports are only now emerging…and gaining credibility with each FBI and CPD obfuscation. Why must you Democrats lie at EVERY turn?
They can not help it because is in their DNA to lie and obfuscate.
Why has he not been charged or in jail along with hundreds of others from that demonstration? You just can’t say that has been discredited and not explain why this instigater is roaming around free.
Correct and how about that Sullivan dude from Utah? He is a member of BLM and Antifa and was present at the riots of Jan 6th. Remember, BLM and Antifa are organizations paid by the Democrats.
That in itself proves his involvement and the corrupt liars in government cleared him. All should know not to trust today’s democrat
How has it been discredited? Can we believe the FBI on anything that is about Trump?
Hell! We can’t believe the FBI (and many other alphabet organizations) on anything!!!
Their fingerprints are all over every major “red flag” event this country has experienced.
The FBI is only one ‘cog’ in the machinery designed to destroy America; the deep state has imbedded itself in every aspect of American life and are pushing the NWO agenda!
Recently started re-reading Alex Jones’ book “9-11 Descent in Tyranny”, after watching the video “Capital Punishment”. Too bad more people cannot or will not accept that we; as a nation, are being duped by our own government; THE REAL TERRORISTS!!!
President Trump’s only error while in office was to NOT fire all of the Bureau Heads and their top Lieutenants on his first day in the Oval office. He could have saved himself and the USA from all of their awful attacks and taken away Nancy’s dreams of Sugar plums and 3 impeachments.
Schmed = Schmuck!
Discredited by the illegitimate fraudulent partisan Jan 6th house committee. You are 100% grade A ignoramus. Full congratulations to you!
Then explain the videos we can all see for ourselves. It takes a special kind of brain syphilis to not to see somethings wrong. I guess it is up there with Biden’s great economy causing record inflation.
Exactly! There are people who were arrested for simply being on the Capitol grounds. Epps wasn’t just merely present, he was part of the primary breech who also entered the grounds, even seen whispering in the ears of those who led the attack. He was also positioned next to Scaffold Man at one point, another unidentified instigator with a bullhorn giving directions for the assault. Between the masked, fence cutter and the Barrier mover—who looks to be part of the previous days round-up of occupants in an armed bus, there’s too many unanswered questions. Why was this guy even there on Jan 6 if he was detained for weapons on Jan 5. The media never even alluded to this incident the day before—which should’ve triggered an immediate call-up of the guard.
By who??? Only those suffering from TDS would believe that!
Why??? Seems real important and he was there. That’s all people are being incarcerated for. He should be in solitary with the others ,waiting…
It has not really been discredited by anyone who has any credibility. Everyone who claims this is full of BS.
Discredited by who? CNN’s Fact Checker? If there is video of Epps instigating the riot, we deserve to know why he hasn’t been charged and why he isn’t in jail with others who are accused of less. His attorney’s comment that he has a good lawyer just makes it seem even more like the so-called Justice Department is rigged.
Then I guess he’s just a flat out commie
Discredited by the “fair and impartial” January 6 committee. Yeah, right. Let’s get one thing straight: There was no insurrection. Aside from those who were at the Capital under a false flag (antifa and blm wearing Trump hats and looking to start trouble) and the FBI assets, the people who were there were freedom fighters, same as those who brought down the Berlin Wall in 1989. The freedom fighters at the Berlin Wall and their counterparts on Jan 6 were both opposing Marxism.
The only thing discredited is you.
Ok, then provide sources.
The so called impartial Committees on the 1/6/2021 riots in our Capital should call to testify under oath, Speaker Pelosi, Director of FBI Wray and AG Garland. We need to know how many agitators were behind the incursion into the Capital that Pelosi refused to call up 20,000 National Guards to protect the Capital as President Trump requested. The truth needs to be known so this can never happen again.
President Donald J Trump exposed a lot of things the democrats have been doing for decades. This is only reason the committee was formed. Don’t forget, Trump has known these democrats for a very long time, and it’s obvious why the democrats are in a desperation mode of revenge.
One thing for sure. Epps is a stinking pile of SCHIFF!
Chris Wray the gay dude in charge ofvthe FBI said he don’t know all the employees at the FBI Could be Maybe not sure I can’t answer that question without asking Nancy Pelosi the answer
He’s unequivocally not an FBI informant saith his counsel in one breath, but only to his knowledge is he not an asset of any government agency he says less equivocally in the next.
Then, in the coup de grace counsel says, ” because he’s not guilty. He has a good attorney. ” So, a good attorney makes the client not guilty. Ya, okay.
Yeah, and remember, the attorney is a former FBI agent.
So why has so little been said about the other Trump supporter who was murdered…Roseanne Boyland, a black American conservative who was pushed down and suffocated as her friends were trying to help her up? Instead the Capitol Police continued piling people on top of her until she died.
Yes: When do you ever see the Defense Attorney EVER placed under oath? Isn’t there a prevarication course taught at Law Schools as a 101 course?
So, during the whole “siege” this guy is among the “siege” yelling at people to “…go to the capital right now.” and at the capital, yelling “you have to go into the capital…” “go into the capital. over and over pointing his arm at the capital. This is over hours and this guy is not arrested along with the others who actually went into the capital and just walked around like a tourist even staying within the “tourist” ropes. He should be arrest ed and charged with “…aiding a riot and intigating and directing” a riot, at the lease. He also was on top of the scafords screaming for the crowd to “…come up and go into the capital.” And how did he get up the scaford, was he let in by the capital police and knew the way to get up to top of the scaford. Why isn’t arrested. He is instigating this riot and actually directing the riot. He’s not arrested? He’s a fed. Garland is ordering that anyone at the protest be tracked down and be arrested and this big guy on so matter videos is not being tracked down and arrested. Come on, even I am not that stupid, he’s a fed or something or some one the feds are afraid of.
What I do not understand is WHY HAVEN’T these 01/06/21 Washinton D.C. prisoners EVER BEEN CHARGED? Is that not a violation of their Constitutional Rights? What about a hasty trial? another offense of their Rights.
Nancy Eloise, Schiff, Schumer know who he is I’m sure.
Do you really think the FBI is going to tell the truth, to expose an asset? No, they are not.
I agree, and when someone gets the goods on
the FBI, you get framed for a crime.
Epps’ attorney, Blischak, answer of “NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE” when queried if his client was a government informant, is the boilerplate comment attorneys use when they’re LYING. I know. I used to be married to an attorney and they prolifically spout this answer.
Personally, I think it’s transparently a lie and it’s ignorant to deem it an adequate concealment of a lie. However, by a magical technicality, “Not to my knowledge” saves a party from being found guilty of the perjury charge he’d be hit with had he replied “No”. Disgusting.
listen up, lawyers to become congress persons, congressmen lie to become lobbyist and so on up and down the ladder people.
LISTEN UP….The U.S. GOVT Needs to WORRY About FOREIGN TERRORISTS. THEY have NUCLEAR WEAPONS. The U.S. GOVT will NEED HELP from the DOMESTIC TERRORISTS to FIGHT the FOREIGN ONES. GET a REALITY CK. The ENEMY is at the BACK DOOR. From SamuraiQueen. 😨😨😨
Epps’ lawyer is a “former FBI agent.” Very interesting!
You let a republican break wind in a elevator and the FBI will lock him up for not protecting and no concerns for his fellow mankind..a new law since Covid..so here is a man urging people to break the law..and that pack of bootlickers the FBI don’t know who he is. ?..yeah..sure…trust in government ha ha ha
There are other alphabet agencies that might have had a hand in this incident. All facts point to Epps having some connection somewhere. I believe this entire incident was a setup to make Trump look bad again. That’s all the democrats have done for 4 years and beyond. They fear Trump for he has awoken the American people to the corruption of government.
Why hasnt Epps been booked ?? Why the cover up, Biden admin “plant”
Merely present, yelling we have to go into the Capitol. Sure, nothing to see here.
He has the most evidence against him and he goes free so why isn’t everyone let go if that is the case??
Just one of many infiltrators of most right wing events. If the progressives demonrat socialists can’t get enough volunteers they hire cons and actors! The FBI is going after people that never went to the capitol and not even investigating the cop that shot the unarmed women and this man instigating a riot! I guess it is who and what you know. I you want to speak out you die of suicide and they count that as more evidence of the “deadly insurrection”. with only one death , the unarmed women vet that was murdered and not even investigated!
so in other words he is a democrats
This stinks of lying government officials. It wouldn’t be the first time either for Christopher Wray, or other government officials. Epps was captured instigating the breaching of the capital building on audio/video tape, where others were arrested for just being outside the capital and nothing else. Epps is lying just as the Pelosi and others that are guilty of setting up the breaching. If Epps didn’t enter the capital bldg, he is also a coward for goading others. There are guestions to be asked of Pelosi, Sargent at Arms DC Capital, and DC mayor, the ones responsible for protecting the capital bldg, but turned down the National Guard that Trump offered and the requested backup asked for six times, yet refused by Pelosi. Why are these people directly responsible not open for questioning or furnishing documents and phone records. The logical answers are their involvement. Why else would there be 3 suicides by officers involed that day at the capital bldg? Like I said this stinks of government planning, because our government screws up everthing that it is involved in that it was never granted responsibility for outside of the constitution.
Epps’ attorney is a former FBI agent and the Jan 6th committee, the FBI, and Pelosi, all say Epps has nothing to do with the FBI. All I can say is they are all full of BS. This was a setup from the get go and Republicans let them get away with it.
Second hand from a local that was there: When their group finally arrived at the capital, “extras” (persons who had NOT been with the group all day) arrived in buses , some started to incite with bullhorns, the original (present all day) crowd. My guess, check the “newbies” for prior antifa and/or blm activities,. Or go back further to the “spontaneous” reactions to the 2016 presidential election.
FBI………FU….G BUREAU OF INCOMPETENCE……….the complete US system is CORRUPT,,,,,INTERNATIONAL LAUGHING STOCK.
LISTEN UP…NOT ALL the CAPITOL PROTESTERS were TRUMP SUPPORTERS. GOD Says…..ALL TRUTH Shall Be REVEALED. NOTHING will be HIDDEN. From SamuraiQueen. 😄😄😄😇😇😇
Who the hell is Tucker Carlos?
The other day… the same attorney chose to announce that Ray Epps is an FBI informant.
Well, it appears that this Epps likes to instigate and then…. inform on those he succeeds with.
Epp’s attorney is, of course, right: EPPS DID NOT ACT AS “INFORMANT” on 6 January HE WAS A SEDITION LEADER!
And with regards to the FBI or Deep State or Pelosi Club, that makes him nor “Informer” but AGENT PROVOCATEUR!
Considering the actions of people who were and are charged of crimes for their presence in or around the Capitol on 6 January 2021,
Mr. Epps should be charged with INCITING SEDITIOUS ACTIONS AGAINST THE LAWFUL TRANSFER OF THE PRESIDENT’S POWER.
As he is given a decree of innocence, all others should receive the same!
If this Equality of Justice is not applied, the officials involved should be prepared to face, under a changed administration,
serious criminal charges of POLITICAL PERVERSION OF THE COURSE AND OFFICE OF JUSTICE.
“Ray Epps specifically and repeatedly encouraged others to breach and enter the Capitol building. His behavior was so contrived that many in the crowd at the Capitol began yelling that he was a “Fed. However, not only has he not been charged with any crimes, but his photo, which initially appeared on FBI ‘Wanted’ posters, has been scrubbed by the Bureau.” Then attorney Blischak added, “Because he’s not guilty! He has a good attorney.”
So if you have a good attorney, that means you can’t be guilty? What kind of idiot attorney is this?? The entire Ray Epps saga is VERY suspect! It appears to me that he was quite involved, probably by our own government. Nancy Pelosi, being in charge of security for Congress, should be questioned UNDER OATH as to her part in this fiasco. Given her hatred of Trump, I would not be surprised if she was the one who organized this.
I noticed Tucker’s point the other night ,” … say he’s not an FBI asset … . But no one’s asked if he’s an asset for any other government agency … .”. James Clapper, et al are smiling in their sleeves.
So Epps is a cherry marine with an FBI lawyer. Hmmm
I have always thought that Madame Pelosi was the Author and Architect of the Jan. 06,2021 kerfuffle. She denied needing the 10K National Guard that Trump had offered her and she gave the Capital Police a light duty day on Jan.06,2021 I wonder if that is why the Feds. are so diligently hunting for her lost computer? Did it hold records of her plans to once and for all get President Trump out of the Washington D C. political arena?
If peolosi is not made to testify and bowser as well then she should be thrown in jail without a trial. we can play heil hitler as well.
Give a Liberal Enough Rope…. He Will Hang Himself ! .. More Rope Please !