Posted on 11/05/2023 6:55:49 AM PST by mabarker1
A new report provides fresh evidence that infamous January 6 provocateur Ray Epps may have been an FBI plant.
In the first of a two-part series, “Truth in Media” host Lara Logan spoke with Anthime Gionet, also known as “Baked Alaska,” a right-wing influencer formerly associated with the “alt right.” Video footage from January 5, 2021 and earlier indicate that Epps appeared to be particularly interested in Gionet, who was later sentenced to two months in prison for his participation in the riot at the US Capitol.
Gionet (Baked Alaska) was one of several people who filmed Epps on the evening of January 5, 2021 outside BLM Plaza as he told Trump supporters “we need to go into the Capitol!” At first, Gionet said he was amused by Epps’ exhortation to breach the Capitol, and yelled ‘let’s go!’ in response, but after he saw him repeat the line several times to different groups that night, he became convinced the “boomer” was an FBI plant and was up to no good.
Gionet is the one who started the “Fed! Fed! Fed!” chant that went viral on social media.
“I’m someone who creates funny content so I just like to agree with everyone and if someone’s saying something crazy, a lot of times, I’ll just agree—say yeah, yeah,” Gionet said, explaining that he does it to encourage a subject to keep talking.
But the activist said he felt “weirded out” by Epps and quickly moved on to another group. “I’m like, I’m getting away from this creep, he’s weirding me out,” Gionet said. “I’m getting weird vibes—something’s off.”
Gionet told Logan that everyone else who heard Epps talking about going into the Capitol were also taken aback.
“I go to another group way far away from him, he follows me, and that’s when he begins instructing the crowd,” Gionet said. That’s when Epps was caught on tape again saying “we need to go into the Capitol.”
“Right when he said that, something clicked in my head,” Gionet said. “It was like, whoa! This is scripted because he said the same exact line word for word three times and that’s not natural.”
Gionet said that it seemed very odd that he kept going around to all the different little groups and instructing them on what to do on January 6.
“Maybe the first time, he’s being silly or saying something crazy, but when he said it the third time word for word, I knew there’s a strong possibility this guy’s a fed. I started that chant, and guess what? The whole crowd joined in with me—within seconds!”
Gionet told Logan that that viral moment felt spiritual to him at the time.
“That was the spirit moving. That was God saying ‘somethings up here. Watch out, there’s something going on.’ And that’s what I felt in my heart as a believer, truly,” he said.
Shortly before midnight, Epps took a conciliatory tone with Gionet, telling him they he also despises Black Lives Matter and antifa.
“I stood ’em down myself with three Army vets in Queen Creek, Arizona,” Epps said.
“That’s where I live!” Gionet exclaimed. “Are you my neighbor?!”
After more friendly banter, Epps said “”we’re not here to fight man. He then leaned in and whispered “we’re here to storm the Capitol,” and added: “I’m not kidding.”
Logan noted that Epps’ words echoed the official narrative the next day—that Trump supporters “stormed the Capitol” before “it was broadcast across the nation.”
Gionet, aka Baked Alaska, said that because he had been banned from every social media platform, it was virtually impossible for him to tell his story, and so for the first year after J6, nobody heard a word about Epps.
“I thought it was a big story but I was banned off Twitter, I was banned off YouTube, I was banned off all social media so I couldn’t get the story out,” he explained. He acknowledged that he had no proof that Epps was a “fed,” but remains convinced that he was.
Former Washington DC FBI Field Office chief Steven D’Antuono has acknowledged in sworn testimony that the Bureau had so many informants on the ground on January 6 that they lost track and had to order an audit to account for all of them.
Federal prosecutors finally filed a criminal charge against Epps in September.
The former Marine and Oath Keepers member was charged with a single misdemeanor count of disruptive or disorderly conduct in a restricted area in U.S. District Court in Washington in September, despite his lead role in orchestrating chaos on that day. The charge carries a maximum punishment of a year in prison.
In part two of Truth in Media’s report on Ray Epps, Logan interviewed a friend of Epps. The woman said that “something happened after he left the Oath Keepers until January 6. What, I don’t know but those are two different people.”
Part two, which will air next week, also features a video clip of Epps photographing Gionet without his knowledge during a Trump rally in Phoenix.
“Unfortunately, he will walk.” Yep. The recent misdemeanor charge is just for show — too many people have figured out he’s a fed asset.
Yeah, he might get Epsteined.
“It pisses Me off the crap they get away with !!!”
We still have relatives or good friends in the NYC area and DC area.
Then, we have a ton of relatives in Illinois and the west coast.
Many if not most of their local tv stations had minimal if any reports how massive the protests were.
And the taxpayers get to pay to fix the damage, of course.
No, Ray Epps is not a celebrity.
He’s a disgrace.
There is a difference, but those who think evil is good do not understand.
Nor do they understand that justice is coming.
I bet he is scared. Freaking asshat/asset.
“...may have been an FBI plant.”
Um... I thought by now that has been a well-established fact. What do they mean “may have been”?
Hopefully, he is scared. 😂
Bookmark , thanks
Or, they could just be scared of them. They know that they could have their way with the MAGA boys and girls because they are patriotic and good people. The Commie libs and their Muzzie butt wipes are some mean azhos with bot the DOJ and “media” defending them and they will put a hurt on the FBI and CIA once they are ready.
Johnson needs to release all video/audio footage to the WWW. It has already been (mis)used in the Jan6 kangaroo court. So, it should be completely available to the public.
Or are you just always self-righteous and huffy, without even any reason for it?
Epps is suspect #1 in the fed collusion to frame J6 protestors. Worst case scenario for the patriots being persecuted in the federal enclave of DC- No collusion, no insurrection. A few trespassing and a few hooligans. All else is a Leftist wet dream.
My purpose is to turn the narrative from one of defeat to one of victory.
I made no reference to myself.
Qualities like “self righteous” and “huffy” can just as easily be mis-read into your posts as into mine.
OK thanks, you answered my question, despite your intent not to. 🙂
And supporters of the savages of october 7th storm the gets and get a pledge of support and understanding
A celebrity is someone who is celebrated.
Ray Epps cannot be celebrated because he’s a disgrace.
I didn’t mean to upset you. But it happens sometimes when I post, because my focus on the narrative gets in the way of having regard for people’s sensitivities.
Think of it as a combat injury, a sacrifice you made for the good of your country.
Look. You really are that dense and obtuse. I’m not going to waste the bandwidth trying to explain this to you.
Maybe someone else can help you out.
Yes
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