Ray Epps to sit for transcribed interview
with Jan. 6 committee
Posted By: Come And Take It, 1/18/2022 6:01:51 PM
Ray Epps, the Arizona man at the center of claims that FBI informants provoked the Capitol riot, is scheduled to sit down for a transcribed interview with the Jan. 6 House select committee Friday. The select committee disclosed last Tuesday that Epps told them during an interview in November that he had no involvement with the FBI or any other law enforcement agency before, during, or after the Capitol riot. Epps's lawyer, John Blischak, told Politico that the meeting was merely a precursor for the more formal transcribed interview scheduled to take place Friday.
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The ridiculous dog and pony show continues. The amount of backflipping and pretzel logic to cover up Epps' involvement should at least provide some amusement. This clown reeks of Fed plant and agent provocateur, but you can bet they are going to do a complete whitewash on why he hasn't been charged and was removed from the Most Wanted List.