Tucker Carlson promoted conspiracy theory that supposed government agent incited Jan. 6th riot to discredit Trump. Defamation lawsuit pending.
By Curt_Anderson July 10, 2023 3:50 pm Category: Law (0.0 from 0 votes)
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(NYTimes)The man -- a two-time Trump voter named Ray Epps -- took part in demonstrations in Washington that day and the night before. He was captured on camera urging a crowd to march with him and enter the Capitol. But at other points, he pleads for calm once it becomes clear the situation is turning violent.
Federal prosecutors have not charged Mr. Epps with a crime, focusing instead on the more than 1,000 other demonstrators who acted violently or were trespassing in the Capitol. The Justice Department's sprawling investigation into the attack remains open, however, and Mr. Epps could still be indicted.
Yet for more than 18 months, Mr. Carlson insisted that the lack of charges against Mr. Epps could mean only one thing: that he was being protected because he was a secret government agent.
Mr. Epps was in the Marine Corps but said in his deposition before the Jan. 6 committee that he had otherwise never worked on behalf of any government agency. He and his wife, Robyn, have fled Arizona and are in hiding in another state, having sold their wedding venue business and ranch after receiving death threats from people who appeared to believe the conspiracy theory.
Now lawyers representing Mr. Epps and his wife are proceeding with plans to sue Fox News for defamation.
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(NYTimes)The man -- a two-time Trump voter named Ray Epps -- took part in demonstrations in Washington that day and the night before. He was captured on camera urging a crowd to march with him and enter the Capitol. But at other points, he pleads for calm once it becomes clear the situation is turning violent. 
