Published 7 January 2022 at 07.12
Abroad. A mysterious man escaped prosecution despite being caught on video when he incited Trump supporters in Washington DC to “enter the Capitol” on January 6, 2021. Now the Daily Mail has gone home to the man, who turns out to be the Former United States Marine Corps Ray Epps, 60 Facebook
Show all Epps was the leader of Arizona's largest extremist organization, Oath Keepers, in 2011. Many of the group's members are among the 727 people from 40 of the US states who are now being prosecuted for crimes in connection with the chaos at the Capitol./p> Epps, however, despite apparently inciting the crowd during the riot, has not been prosecuted, which led many to believe that he incited people on behalf of the US Federal Security Service FBI. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie asked last fall Attorney General Merrick Garland if the government had sent any agents or other operators to incite protesters to enter the building. Garland said the Department of Justice did not comment on ongoing investigations. In the first video which was played during the congressional hearing, Epps is seen standing on the street on January 5 and saying: “I say that even though I'll probably be arrested and jailed for it. But tomorrow we have to go to the Capitol”. I just played this video for AG Merrick Garland. He refused to comment on how many agents or assets of the federal government were present in the crowd on Jan 5th and 6th and how many entered the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/lvd9n4mMHK & mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) October 21, 2021 The same day he says, “I'm going to spread this. I'll probably end up in jail for it, okay? But tomorrow we have to go to the Capitol.” When another protester shouts “What? ! ” he adds: “Peaceful”. At that time, some in the crowd make no secret of the fact that they think he is a federal agent and shout: “Fed! Fed! Fed!” The next day, Epps can be seen in another clip, dressed in military clothes, where he stands and shouts to a crowd: “Ok corner, Spread the word. As soon as the President has finished his speech, we'll go to the Capitol. Capitol, in that direction! “ However, Merrick Garland refused to respond even after watching the videos. When the Daily Mail appeared with a telephoto lens outside Ray Epp's farm in Arizona, the 60-year-old man also did not want to tell about his previous work for the US government or if he works for the FBI today, but can instead be seen nervously disappearing from the scene when the newspaper's photographer approaching. Congressional riot