Ray Epps says the evidence-free theory that he instigated the Capitol riots as a government agent—an idea promoted by Tucker Carlson—has led to death threats.
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Ray Epps—a supporter of former President Donald Trump who went to D.C. on January 6, 2021—sued Fox News for defamation Wednesday after ousted host Tucker Carlson suggested on-air he was an undercover government agent who instigated the Capitol riots, marking the latest legal threat to hit the conservative cable network.Key Facts
In a lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Delaware, Epps accuses Fox of “creating and disseminating destructive conspiracy theories” in order to take blame for the violent riots off of Trump and the Republican party (the suit was first reported by the New York Times).
