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If there was doubt before that Ray Epps was not a favored leftist agitator on Jan-6, there should be no longer any doubt now. While others were arrested and held in detention under deplorable conditions for months without a trial, Epps was never jailed and now, three years later, is not going to be jailed, in spite of the long prison terms given to others who did less than he did to incite the violence.
Ray Epps Sentence Is in, and It's Surprising Only If You Haven't Been Following Along – RedState 1-9-24
Ray Epps Sentence Is in, and It's Surprising Only If You Haven't Been Following Along
By Nick Arama | 1:05 PM on January 09, 2024
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
Greg Nash/Pool via AP
After a lot of controversy, Ray Epps finally pled guilty in September to a single charge of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds after encouraging people to go into the Capitol the night before.
READ MORE: DOJ Files Single Charge Against J6 Notable Ray Epps
If you were wondering what sentence he might get for this, wonder no longer. The answer is in, and you might have guessed what it would be.
The prosecution wanted six months because they said he had engaged in aggressive conduct to get past the police officers outside the Capitol. However, they also appeared to argue against themselves.
However, several “distinctive and compelling mitigating factors” set Epps’s case apart from other rioters’ cases, prosecutors said. They noted Epps turned himself in two days after the riot and attempted to deescalate conflict between law enforcement and rioters at least five times that day.
His attorney asked for probation, and that's what he got — probation for a year with no restrictions on his travel. He was also ordered to pay restitution of $500 and to do 100 hours of community service.
The report reiterated:
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon said in September that Epps was “not before, during or after” the Capitol riot “a confidential source or an undercover agent for the government, the FBI, DHS or any law enforcement.”
There is no evidence federal agents played a role in fomenting the Capitol attack three years ago. FBI Director Christopher Wray said last summer it’s “ludicrous” to suggest the agency or its assets helped orchestrate the riot.
They apparently haven't been listening to Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), who estimated there were over 200 FBI assets there on Jan. 6, including people inside the building who were dressed as Trump supporters.
This after Epps was caught on a lot of video whipping people to go to the Capitol or go into the Capitol.
In relation to other sentences, where people are being pursued for a lot of time, even for minor offenses, this seems like a light charge to begin with — and a light sentence.
People weighing in were disturbed but probably not surprised.
Leftists created the Jan 6 sedition conspiracy theory, hired actors to incite violence, then jailed participants for long periods for minor infractions, and refused to arrest and jail some of the worst instigators of violence for their more serious involvement. That is how the new fascist Democrat socialist banana republic works.
Ray Epps Sentence Is in, and It's Surprising Only If You Haven't Been Following Along – RedState 1-9-24
Ray Epps Sentence Is in, and It's Surprising Only If You Haven't Been Following Along
By Nick Arama | 1:05 PM on January 09, 2024
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
Greg Nash/Pool via AP
After a lot of controversy, Ray Epps finally pled guilty in September to a single charge of disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds after encouraging people to go into the Capitol the night before.
The prosecution wanted six months because they said he had engaged in aggressive conduct to get past the police officers outside the Capitol. However, they also appeared to argue against themselves.
However, several “distinctive and compelling mitigating factors” set Epps’s case apart from other rioters’ cases, prosecutors said. They noted Epps turned himself in two days after the riot and attempted to deescalate conflict between law enforcement and rioters at least five times that day.
His attorney asked for probation, and that's what he got — probation for a year with no restrictions on his travel. He was also ordered to pay restitution of $500 and to do 100 hours of community service.
The report reiterated:
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon said in September that Epps was “not before, during or after” the Capitol riot “a confidential source or an undercover agent for the government, the FBI, DHS or any law enforcement.”
There is no evidence federal agents played a role in fomenting the Capitol attack three years ago. FBI Director Christopher Wray said last summer it’s “ludicrous” to suggest the agency or its assets helped orchestrate the riot.
They apparently haven't been listening to Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), who estimated there were over 200 FBI assets there on Jan. 6, including people inside the building who were dressed as Trump supporters.
This after Epps was caught on a lot of video whipping people to go to the Capitol or go into the Capitol.
In relation to other sentences, where people are being pursued for a lot of time, even for minor offenses, this seems like a light charge to begin with — and a light sentence.
People weighing in were disturbed but probably not surprised.
Leftists created the Jan 6 sedition conspiracy theory, hired actors to incite violence, then jailed participants for long periods for minor infractions, and refused to arrest and jail some of the worst instigators of violence for their more serious involvement. That is how the new fascist Democrat socialist banana republic works.
