Horowitz Jan. 6 report discredits theories about Ray Epps

Published December 13, 2024 6:30am ET



An inspector general report revealed on Thursday that no FBI sources who were at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot ever faced charges, further debunking a widespread conspiracy theory about Ray Epps, who was prosecuted for his actions that day.

Epps, 63, was part of the crowd of thousands who breached restricted areas of the Capitol building, but he became the face of an unproven narrative, spread by a faction of President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters, that undercover FBI agents instigated the riot.

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