Ray Epps uncharged in Capitol riot, but feds arrested woman engaged in similar conduct

Washington Examiner ^ | Jan 14 | by Andrew Kerr,

[RandFan]

Defenders of Ray Epps contend he has not been arrested because he didn't break the law during the Capitol riot, but a woman caught on video standing next to him is facing up to a year in prison for being in a "restricted area" — something Epps was also filmed doing.

Raechel Genco was seen on video standing just feet away from Epps on Jan. 6 as he whispered into the ear of her boyfriend, Ryan Samsel, who promptly led a mob that stormed a police barricade. But unlike Samsel, the 38-year-old Pennsylvania woman simply stood by. And unlike Epps, Genco was not seen a day earlier encouraging a crowd to enter the Capitol illegally.

That incident took place just outside the restricted area, but Epps was later filmed well inside the forbidden zone, as was Genco. But of the two, only Genco was charged with a sole count of trespassing on restricted Capitol grounds. She faces up to a year in prison if convicted.

Prosecutors presented a single frame of video footage showing Genco walking on restricted Capitol grounds in their criminal complaint. Epps was also filmed on the steps of the Capitol building in front of a police line, well inside the restricted area.

"We're holding ground — we're not trying to get people hurt," Epps was filmed telling the rioter while standing on restricted Capitol grounds.

Defenders of Epps, such as Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, say Epps is a free man because there is no evidence he engaged in acts of violence or entered the Capitol building.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that Epps committed an offense by entering a restricted part of Capitol grounds but added that the offense "has largely gone unpunished."

[RandFan]

Epps is becoming the most (in)famous man in America.

Say his name.

[Yo-Yo]

B-B-But Ray Epps isn’t an FBI informant! His ex-FBI Agent lawyer said so!

[Spok]

In a rational world, the FBI would have to explain his apparent immunity.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Yeah well it pays to be an FBI agent who was set there to set up Trump supporters..which worked..so now he is being rewarded

[Vaduz]

Hunter Biden smiles

[TBP]

Because he’s their operative. The fact that Kinzinger says he isn’t is additional evidence that he is.

[libertylover]

but a woman caught on video standing next to him is facing up to a year in prison for being in a "restricted area" — something Epps was also filmed doing.

While the guy in the Viking cap was sentenced to almost 4.5 YEARS in prison for trespassing!

[RandFan]

There are grandma’s in prison because of this guy.

I hate him.

[yoe]

Ray Epps is being treated like Joe Biden and his son Hunter are being treated by the MSM and other news outlets...they can do anything criminal and not be held accountable.

[Theoria]

The government was going around doing the same thing during the blm riots. People on the 'l' and 'r' get played all the time. Divide and conquer works.

Umbrella man, still not charged.

[Steve_Seattle]

We shouldn’t focus solely on the FBI claim. There are probably a couple of dozen other agencies he could have been linked to, including the military. We saw how quickly the generals leaped in to support the insurrection/white supremacist narrative, almost like they were reading from a script.

[high info voter]

The FBI set the whole thing up on behalf of Obama’s perps and the deep state cabal.... they have to imprison lots of people to keep America from waking up to what they did.... and they got millions of taxpayers dollars to fund what they’re doing!! - IMHO

[ptsal]

Why special rights does Epps have?

[nicollo]

One imagines that this girl and her boyfriend know a thing or two about what Epps was up to. Why no interview or testimony from them?

I would be hardly surprised if some type of plea is arranged in which they are forbidden from talking about Epps.

[bigbob]

I’ll say Ray Epps will never be charged with anything. Unless maybe he’s got some overdue library books.

[windsorknot]

Ray Epps did something.

[Steve_Seattle]

Epps is being protected for some reason. And notice that just as Epps was becoming a household name, the DOJ suddenly filed conspiracy charges against Rhodes, Caldwell, and several others in the Oath Keepers, after sitting on their cases for nearly a year.

My guess is that the Oath Keepers were thoroughly penetrated by feds who encouraged talk of "insurrection," leading members of the Oath Keepers to believe that they had the support of Trump and the military.

This may have followed the same pattern as the Whitmer kidnap plot, where the feds found some unstable people and talked them into the plot, which the FBI then "foiled."

[cuz1961]

Yet.

Same thing with rhodes, not busted till public asked why not.

My prediction, he will be busted if need be.

This is so obvious.

Stuart Rhodes / Ray Epps

Imho

1. Insert fed asset
2. Asset instigats targets
3. Bust targets
4. ( if/when public asks why asset unidited) Bust asset.
5. Offer asset plea deal
6. Asset turns state witness
7. Asset testifies on targets
8. Asset walks

9. Claim no fed assets involved.

10. Rinse repeat.

Easy
Peasy

[Kevmo]

There is nothing stopping any one of us from citizen-arresting the man.