{"id":2379654,"date":"2024-12-13T06:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T11:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horowitz-jan-6-report-discredits-theories-about-ray-epps-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T06:59:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T11:59:49","slug":"horowitz-jan-6-report-discredits-theories-about-ray-epps-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horowitz-jan-6-report-discredits-theories-about-ray-epps-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Horowitz Jan. 6 report discredits theories about Ray Epps &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhorowitz-jan-6-report-discredits-theories-about-ray-epps-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379654&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The January 6 incident at the Capitol\u200b has been \u2062the subject of various conspiracy theories, \u2064particularly surrounding an \u2064individual named Ray Epps. A recent report from the Department of Justice&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">inspector general<\/a>, Michael \u2063horowitz, discredited these conspiracies, revealing that no FBI sources where charged for their roles during\u2063 the riot. \u200dEpps, who \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sues-christopher-steele-over-shocking-and-scandalous-claims-made-in-discredited-dossier\/\" title=\"Trump sues Steele over discredited dossier&#039;s &#039;shocking&#039; claims.\">faced legal repercussions<\/a> for his actions that day, became a \u2064focal point for\u2062 allegations which claimed that he was an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">undercover agent inciting violence<\/a> amongst the\u2062 crowd.\u2063 Prominent figures from the political right, including \u2064Reps. \u2062Marjorie Taylor Greene and \u200cmatt \u200cGaetz, \u2064amplified rumors that \u2063Epps was \u200bpart of a government conspiracy, frequently enough referring to\u2063 him as a \u201cfed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The report clarified\u2063 that Epps had no connections \u2064to \u2064law enforcement beyond his military service in the 1980s and cast doubt\u2062 on the\u200b narratives suggesting he was \u200binvolved in a plot orchestrated by the FBI. Moreover, Horowitz&#8217;s findings negate the claims that undercover FBI agents instigated the assault on the\u200d Capitol, thereby reinforcing the notion that the conspiracy theories\u2063 surrounding\u2063 Epps are unfounded.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Horowitz Jan. 6 report discredits theories about Ray Epps<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1910906\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An inspector general report revealed on Thursday that no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FBI\">FBI<\/a> sources who were at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jan. 6\">Jan. 6<\/a> Capitol riot ever faced charges, further debunking a widespread conspiracy theory about Ray Epps, who was prosecuted for his actions that day. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Epps, 63, was part of the crowd of thousands who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-moves-to-cut-inflammatory-jan-6-mentions-from-dc-indictment\/\" title=\"Trump seeks to remove &#039;inflammatory&#039; Jan. 6 references from DC indictment.\">breached restricted areas<\/a> of the Capitol building, but he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2790129\/ray-epps-sentenced-one-year-probation-no-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">became<\/a> the face of an unproven narrative, spread by a faction of President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s supporters, that undercover FBI agents instigated the riot.<\/p>\n<p>People on the Right with loud microphones, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, independent reporter Julie Kelly, and many others, elevated allegations that Epps was a &ldquo;fed&rdquo; or part of a &ldquo;fedsurrection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Epps&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2790129\/ray-epps-sentenced-one-year-probation-no-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suspicious behavior<\/a> before and during the riot had prompted immediate questions about his true identity. However, Epps and the Department of Justice have since adamantly denied in court documents that he ever worked for the government aside from a four-year stint in the Marines in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, DOJ inspector general Michael Horowitz poured more cold water on the Epps theory.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horowitz&rsquo;s findings<\/h2>\n<p>Horowitz said the FBI had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-had-26-confidential-human-sources-at-j6-events\/\" title=\"FBI Had 26 Confidential Human Sources At J6 Events\">26 confidential human sources<\/a> in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 in connection with the riot. Horowitz found that while the FBI had used the sources to help prepare for Jan. 6, the bureau had only assigned three of them to be in Washington that day. The others had not been tasked by the FBI with being there, Horowitz said.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz found that four of the 26 sources entered the Capitol building and that another 13 crossed into restricted areas around the Capitol. The inspector general emphasized that the FBI had not authorized them to enter the Capitol or restricted areas or partake in any other unlawful activity.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz also noted that no FBI employees were at the Capitol (confidential human sources are not FBI employees, even though they can be paid by the bureau for their services).<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz&rsquo;s report contradicted the claims about Epps because it revealed that none of the confidential human sources who breached restricted areas have been prosecuted to date.<\/p>\n<p>Epps pleaded guilty last fall to a misdemeanor for disorderly conduct in a restricted area and was sentenced to a year of probation and $500 restitution. By Horowitz&rsquo;s account, Epps could not have been one of the confidential human sources since Epps did face a charge.<\/p>\n<p>Still, plenty of right-wing online commentators, including some with large followings, cast doubt on Horowitz&rsquo;s report. Some said there had to have been more FBI sources than merely 26, and some, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AmericanVsGov\/status\/1867275758114349318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">including<\/a> X accounts with large <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichieMcGinniss\/status\/1867281572014981358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">followings<\/a>, re-raised Epps&rsquo;s name.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">26 confidential human sources<\/h2>\n<p>One former senior FBI official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> there was little reason to doubt Horowitz&rsquo;s determination that 26 sources were present.<\/p>\n<p>FBI field offices keep meticulous records of their confidential human sources, including if they are traveling, according to the former official. FBI headquarters has records of the numbers of confidential human sources being used at field offices in every variety of program and can access field offices&rsquo; more detailed records if needed, the former official said.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz laid out the policies and layers of approvals the FBI has in place for confidential human sources in his report. He emphasized that the bureau did not direct any sources to &ldquo;encourage others to commit illegal acts on January 6.&rdquo; He also provided details about each of the sources without naming them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the sources, described in the report as &ldquo;Field Office 3 CHS,&rdquo; was a member of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for example. The person traveled with 100 Proud Boys to Washington on Jan. 6, Horowitz said.<\/p>\n<p>That FBI source was one of several who followed a normal protocol by &ldquo;self-initiating&rdquo; travel on Jan. 6 and informing their respective field offices about the planned travel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1910906\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1910906\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horowitz&#8217;s report debunks conspiracy theories about Ray Epps<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2379655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP24009489485354-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46716,20837,35881,45894,32076],"class_list":["post-2379654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-discredit-theories","tag-horowitz","tag-jan-6-report","tag-ray-epps","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP24009489485354-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2379654"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2379658,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379654\/revisions\/2379658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2379655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2379654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2379654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2379654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}