Epps is back in the spotlight after nearly two years of being at the center of conservative conspiracy theories.
Ray Epps, the former avid Donald Trump supporter, has sparked a new wave of conservative conspiracy theories after being charged on Tuesday with a misdemeanor for his role on January 6, 2021.
The criminal information charges that Epps « did knowingly, and with intent to impede and disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business and official functions, engage in disorderly and disruptive conduct in and within such proximity to, a restricted building and grounds…and so that such conduct did in fact impede and disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business and official functions, and attempted and conspired to do so. »
« A lot of folks obviously think he’s a [government] cooperator because he got charged so late, » Rahmani said. « He’s clearly pleading. Whenever you’re charged with information…it’s very, very likely going to be a plea, especially since it’s taken so long to charge him because there’s some negotiation going on. »
Rahmani questioned how the government would use Epps in a cooperative manner considering his presence on January 6. As listed in the charge and based on past reporting, Epps did not engage in any violence, nor did he invade the Capitol.
« I typically would say he’s cooperating but he did nothing else to be charged with a felony at all, » he added. « On one hand, people think he’s an informant. Cooperators usually get that [deal] and plead and wait a long time to be sentenced or charged way later…It is really strange to charge him with this slap-on-the-wrist type case.
