Ray Epps: The 60 Minutes Interview

A former Trump supporter who participated in the Jan. 6 protest is now the target of a far-right conspiracy theory. He says he’s living in hiding after receiving death threats. Bill Whitaker reports.
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[@joeredman9354]

He encouraged people to breach the Capitol but never went in himself. He then bragged he "orchestrated it". I don't feel sorry for him, many others had their lives ruined too.

[@wellokayyes1266]

But why is epps above the law.

[@samehmohamed2027]

the guy is dumb as a rock obviously

[@rtqii]

@@wellokayyes1266 There is no evidence that he committed any crime. He did not go inside the Capitol, he did not assault any police.

[@Chicken_Little_Syndrome]

CBS carrying his water says it all. This dude is a federal agent.

[@Chicken_Little_Syndrome]

@@rtqii Excuse me, but freedom of speech does not protect anyone from charges related to conspiring to commit a crime. In this case this federal agent, or radicalized person acting like a fed, was clearly telling people to enter the Capitol building. On video this dude literally says he can get arrested for what he is saying. He acknowledges that he thought he was breaking the law at the time he was advocating that people enter the Capitol. You have to be a polarized imbecile not see the obvious.

[@leewhelan1111]

I'm 100% convinced BY THIS INTERVIEW that ray epps is a federal agent.

[@genematthew]

aBSoLuTeLy

[@lulu9698]

He is, without question, a federal agent.

[@jocksharerock7318]

Jester Black It would help if you had some proof.

[@tonymars1093]

I would agree. I also hold no sympathy for him. He did more to cause what happened on this day than 95% of the people that were also there that day.

[@tonymars1093]

I would agree. I also hold no sympathy for him. He did more to cause what happened on this day than 95% of the people that were also there that day.

[@oli_steinn]

I love that the crowd immediately realize he is a fed 😂

[@spookrockcity]

Bro is clearly a fed.

[@sean2015]

What are some of the clues that he’s a Fed? So I can tell my Leftist neighbors.

[@Assenayo]

They aren't stupid, they're not the media or anything 😂

[@billdurkee8824]

Please give me your sources to back up your statements, if you have any.

[@Cha4k]

This is what it must have been like in soviet russia, Having the state and media lie to your face and everyone knows its a lie.

[@skywonderly1768]

The fact he’s not in jail and doing this interview tells you everything that you need to know

[@brandoncliffswarts5100]

in jail for what? The guy said he left when things turned bad. He is videoed to have encouraged ppl to march to the capital but so did Trump.

[@bluejay9890]

The guy was fined $500 and given 12mos probabtion. He turned himself in one the FBI posted images of him as a wanted man. That's all I need to know. He's now being threatened by the very same MAGA crowd he was once a part of. That's karma baby!

[@KeithCindyPanama]

Jail for thee not for meee

[@thatleftyjames2893]

@@brandoncliffswarts5100 No he didn't he literally told people to go into the Capitol. If the media wasn't covering for him. you would be saying this guy should be in jail like other protestors, shame on you

[@Piromysl359]

​@@brandoncliffswarts5100 People who wasn't even there got jailed, yet he is allowed to make excuses.

[@RUdigitized]

“We’re going to go INTO THE CAPITAL!!!” Ray Epps, on camera, in front of hundreds of witnesses

[@KarlMarcus8468]

thats crazy right, he must have been literally the only person that day to have been on camera saying we're going into the capital. that's some fine sherlock holmes-ing right there.

[@Michael-nw1wv]

@@KarlMarcus8468

[@darkonone5158]

@@KarlMarcus8468 lolwut?

[@TANZIE-20]

​@@KarlMarcus8468 he said it to a huge crowd the night before too.

[@Gallacant]

@@TANZIE-20 and? That isn't illegal

[@ruskie3140]

The worst part of this interview is that 60 minutes used to have a reputation to have real journalists. The facts are in the videos of what Ray Epps did. It is amazing how he was never arrested or even investigated. It's amazing to see how many will defend the man who is on video and confessed that he did it.

[@ruthegan8524]

Amazing.

[@sean2015]

I read that he was charged, but only with a misdemeanor

[@rachelsill79]

I faintly remember them being a reputable news source but that was decades ago

[@franklin519]

The corporate mainstream media has ZERO credibility at this point. It's dying and the establishment and government are trying to stifle independent journalism by working with Google, Facebook and KZbin.

[@handicrap]

It’s chilling to see how orchestrated shows like 60 minutes have become . Dudes are getting 20, 12, 6 years in jail for much less than what Epps did. One dude shook a metal barrier and got 20 years.

[@reelspilltv]

Don't forget the woman who got shot in the head by capitol secret service for trying to storm into one of the entrances. Quite a few people died that day.

[@chrischurch5404]

Ray Epps is the only 'Trump supporter' ever to have the full support and defense of leftists and media. That alone deserves investigation

[@skeewaux4987]

No kidding!!!!!! They burry his crimes and who he is, so they can cover their own crimes!

[@fintan9218]

Thats not even true, most of us agree he should likely have gotten a light charge for his early instigating. He however stopped right when people broke through, probably knowing it would end bad. He is obvious scapegoat of the right. However i dont see any leftist sympathetic for him, if anything its funny seeing him struggling to understand his conspiracy bs got him into the whole mess. No he is a conspiracy lol.

[@hollydayrobert]

Yep

[@Gallacant]

Nobody is supporting him, he's just given his use of free speech. Since... he's not a criminal

[@chrischurch5404]

@@Gallacant because you believe whatever the fed says?

[@accepthisname]

He's literally the only person that I've seen on video that actually incited a riot.

[@B_Bodziak]

You haven't watched enough footage, then. He's just a victim of the hate he helped spur.

[@paulwalker3916]

@@B_Bodziak The only one in addition to Trump?

[@paulwalker3916]

The only one in addition to Trump?

[@dratz50]

Willful ignorance on your part, then, isn't it.

[@B_Bodziak]

@@paulwalker3916 There's no doubt in my mind that the person most responsible for J6 is Trump. With so much evidence that has surfaced indicating trump was well aware he lost and no significant election fraud existed, I am shocked that his followers are able to still support him. He literally set them up especially those who ended up in a jail cell and those that attended his J6 rally. I have little to no sympathy for those that injured police officers and/or entered the Capitol, but he has been the unapologetic catalyst for many, many people to lose their lives, literally and figuratively. His lies have even fractured families, many beyond repair. He had quite a few supporting actors, both in and out of government. But, he is the main perpetrator. His first wife, Ivana, wrote in her autobiography that he only had two hobbies the entire time they were married: Golfing and repeatedly watching and studying Hitler and his speeches. She said he was fascinated with how Hitler was able to get so many people to adore him will also allowing him to do whatever he wanted. She wrote 2 decades before Trump ever even mentioned running for office. There's a reason so many compare his actions, esp politically, to Hitler's.

[@mikejohn2164]

60 minutes backing this guy says it all

[@sixfigureskibum]

Ypu still believe tucker?😅😅😅😅😅

[@TheHouseofSniffers]

It's always the opposite when liberal media tries to debunk it.

[@peifu]

@@sixfigureskibumyou still believe in CBS? Lol

[@jocksharerock7318]

@@alecbarton28 nice to see you admitting you’ve got the same sense as Daffy Duck. Wabbit season Duck Season Wabbit Ssason, Duck Season

[@jocksharerock7318]

@@peifu you prefer Fox News? Hopefully Epps sues Tucker, since Carlson omitted the video where Epps was blatantly trying to de-escalate that they show here. You trust the corporation that just lost $787 million?

[@supertuesday600]

And surprise surprise... He was sentenced to 0 day in jail. Amazing Democrats justice

[@CotyElliott]

"They're going to think I was a part of this." - He literally just gave himself away when he said that.

[@dddduuuuuhhhhhhhh]

No one can give me one reason this guy shouldn’t be in prison considering what they’ve sent the other protestors to prison for.

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

He's a Fed Ex Driver. Get my drift.

[@RolloTomasi49]

The firing of Tucker Carlson and the rumors of lawsuits, and now the Ray Epps situation. 60 Minutes is a part of it and now Epps is playing victim. There is one political party and they are after Tucker Carlson because he has called them out and denounced America's involvement in the war in Ukraine. All of this is another disinformation attack by people who want to continue the undermining of the American Republic.

[@joshreeder3205]

@@PrettyGoodLookin I THINK I get this? Like the one in WISE county Texas?

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

@@joshreeder3205 ?

[@joshreeder3205]

@@PrettyGoodLookin Wise County fedex driver a few months ago arrested for horrific crime. Must not be what you’re talking about. I simply didn’t get it. Duh😁

[@antimonos]

Q: Who is Ray Epps? A: Ray Epps is a Fed.

[@LeeVroka-zq2om]

His a great men.

[@rtqii]

Like Obama has a Black Magic Birth Certificate and Trump really won the election... You guys are nutz, gone off the deep end.

[@aistle2064]

Man this is the funniest interview I've ever watched 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrOcto13]

The world has gone nuts when an antagonist plays the victim on a prime time interview. For literally committing a crime in front of the whole world.

[@nightflight1454]

This is pure bs propaganda. Why can't they show all the j6 footage ?

[@CMTHFAF]

Unfortunately, antagonists playing victim has become the norm.

[@nightflight1454]

I think they run these programs just to keep one side that supports them dumbed down and show the other side( us) that we can't do a damn thing about it .lts just like watching congressional hearings .These people get pulled up on the carpet and they just stonewall ,lie and gaslight congress with a smirk on their face .And then they just let them go and never do anything about it

[@OOCFM]

Have you heard of the "Jan.6 "Committee"? You cant get more proof than the entire sham of it all than that.

[@RolloTomasi49]

The firing of Tucker Carlson and the rumors of lawsuits, and now the Ray Epps situation. 60 Minutes is a part of it and now Epps is playing victim. There is one political party and they are after Tucker Carlson because he has called them out and denounced America's involvement in the war in Ukraine. All of this is another disinformation attack by people who want to continue the undermining of the American Republic.

[@vickidolph1581]

HE IS LITERALLY ON VIDEO saying ‘ We need to go INTO THE CAPITOL!!!’ How could this man NOT be considered an insurrectionist?!?!?

[@KarlMarcus8468]

He is. and he should be considered one. but other people went inside and beat up cops.

[@tellmemoreplease9231]

They must have redefined "insurrection", just like they did "Vaccine". ie, if your getting paid by the gov, it's NOT insurrection.

[@Gallacant]

That isn't illegal? Its free speech, stalin.

[@rsh140.6]

Correction, the ONLY person on camera in 44,000 hours. Odd

[@mattrountree.]

@@Gallacant No it isnt, direct incitement is one of the rare exceptions, especially to a mob. You can say, I think people should go into the capital one day. You cant direct to a mob a direct action such as, We need to go into the capital!, to a mob, this is incitement about a direct and imminent action.

[@unburningflame]

He has every mark of a fed. You can tell his tier 3 intelligence from his eyes and speech, and that's required to get into the FBI or the marshalls. even at his age he's still focused and shows high mental acuity without any signs of being addled. Secondly, the outfit he was wearing for someone trying to incite a riot would be as authoritative as it could possibly be. The camo, the backpack, the commanding voice and the scanning of the eyes to calculate how he's doing as if he's there tasked instead of just a person. Any rando that takes a leadership position like that persistently without appealing to any other level of leadership among the crowd is a telltale sign. They would allow no deviation to the mission and take solitary command by trying to whip up the crowd in a frenzy. They bank on the average person not being able to perceive these queues so they can't verify the signs. And notice the camera framing when he's doing crowd interactions. It's like a David Blaine street magic episode. Just happens to catch all the right angles just like it's catering to an audience. He's even talking to people who don't acknowledge him solely for optics. Dead giveaway. He was there with other feds assisting him without revealing it.

[@kathyr.8135]

Great Analogy. He looks out of place there

[@Finnish69]

What would they gain from it? I'm totally green on the subject and LATE. And I'm not American...

[@JeffMountainPicker]

Your imagination is stronger than your thinking. He's a Marine, genius! Your "analysis" is biased & foolish.

[@kathyr.8135]

@@JeffMountainPicker ok Fed .

[@herr_crustovsky]

what is tier 3 intelligence? I never heard this term. Thanks

[@WarriorForChrist5359]

LOL like a 4 year old kid with chocolate cake all over his face saying he never ate any cake. I learned more about how he's guilty from this interview than I did before. Great work 60 minutes!

[@sean2015]

His explanations don’t even make much sense. Him saying he wanted to be at the front (in his words) “to help keep the peace”? Why would anyone need to “keep the peace” if they were part of what they tried to characterize as a peaceful protest in the first place?

[@G..G64]

Boy oh boy warrior for Christ can’t see someone who looked around and knew he was wrong and turned his life around I just bet you were at the capitol

[@bluejay9890]

If he was a fed then why did he use his real name? Why didn't he use a disguise? Why didn't he go into the capitol with the crowd and continue to goad them to commit further crimes? Why did his family and friends believe he was a Trump supporter? Makes no sense. Seems to me as if the right wing media is trying hard to blame SOMEONE for Jan 6th-someone other than the crowd of numbnuts who went inside and trashed the capitol.

[@clifftucker1687]

The fact he isn't in jail tells me everything i need to know.

[@tedmarley4341]

Because he's woke?

[@larryk1865]

Really? Come to think of it, the fact that YOU aren't in jail tells me everything I need to know. Did you REALLY think you would get away with it?

[@Smaklaus]

@@larryk1865 what number boostie you on?

[@ChiTownOriginator]

​@@larryk1865 they arrested old ladies for trespassing and called them evil insurrectionists while the liberal media defends Ray Epps, who incited a riot on video, calls him a hapless Trump supporter. Gtfoh.

[@terwillagermcghee4148]

The funniest part of this is you thinking you know anything past the multiplication table. Prob don't even know that

[@kels4650md]

Guarantee he did NOT whisper “we’re not here for that, the police are not our enemy” to that dude seconds before they breach the barrier and knock a cop over. Why on earth would you whisper that and not yell it? You were yelling for everyone to go into the Capitol earlier, but suddenly you got shy and just whispered to one dude to back off. No way.

[@SacredOwl]

Very good point. Also, Ray towed the line like a good provocateur, technically not breaking the law.

[@mizzury54]

You're a genius !!!

[@DaveS71]

I always go haywire immediately after someone whispers in my ear.

[@SacredOwl]

@@DaveS71 Maybe he licked inside his ear, that would do it.

[@dennisdobin8640]

Lip reader needed.

[@ProudCapitalist-ko9ff]

No matter how much the FBI and DOJ try to rationalize and excuse how Epps was treated, they can’t explain why peaceful trespassers in the Capital were sentenced to multiple years in prison while Epps, the guy who was publicly and loudly incited people to go into the Capital, received community service and probation? Sorry, but nobody’s buying that story………The fact that the FBI won’t admit how many agents or informants were in that crowd, and when asked by Congress if Epps was one of them, their refusal to deny it says volumes. Notice what the FBI said, “Epps has never been an FBI source or an FBI employee”. This statement was carefully crafted and what it didn’t include was as important as what it said. They didn’t say Epps was not a confidential informant of the FBI nor did they say whether Epps is or was an agent of any other federal agency such as ATF or the DOJ.

[@patricktcrowe]

Only Ray Epps, no one else hit the hands off treatment which this man has received

[@Mno7s]

The fact he has gone free says everything you need to know.

[@louchris9001]

EXACTLY why is he not in JAIL too!!!

[@id10t98]

This has been the most blatant right wing coverup of treason in the history of nations on earth. Merrick Garland is doing a bang up job compared to the Nixon team at covering things up, collecting evidence and burying it.

[@danielgaudin1110]

BINGO!!

[@KollinsPlays]

60 minutes despises EVERYONE involved in the January 6th guided tour EXCEPT Ray Epps. Nothing suspicious here, move along.

[@Beastmode73060]

@@user-nn8pw5pb8i the fact they were chanting this and called him out for what he was and still entered will always puzzle me. It’s a set up but let’s go anyways…

[@mybikegarage1040]

Tucker was correct in questioning Ray's purpose that day. caling it out is the right thing to do.

[@josephtafur]

No, he wasn't

[@joelm6631]

​@@josephtafur yes...he was...

[@Gallacant]

@@joelm6631 according to your beliefs, not reality though

[@shaketin]

@@Gallacant dude there is video proof with sound of him instigating the whole thing in reality. Which reality are you in? I’m pretty sure there’s only one reality though

[@Gallacant]

@@shaketin he didn't say anything illegal. People chosenofntheir own volition to be violent... what, donyou think he mind controlled them or something? Your scapegoat failed 2 years ago. Put it to rest

[@aquamark1]

You don’t need Sherlock for this one

[@bluejay9890]

No. Just need Tucker Carlson.

[@jmartin960]

What 60 minutes didn't ask: Mr. Epps, how do you explain all the other people you were with being arrested but not you?

[@larryk1865]

Are you for real? Ray Epps is not nor was he ever responsible for criminal charging decisions within the Department of Justice. Neither was he the only person who protested on the Capitol grounds that day who was not criminally charged. Thus, based on your completely bankrupt theory, can we assume that everyone who was NOT criminally charged on the Capitol grounds that day were ALSO FBI AGENTS??!! Are you REALLY this stupid?

[@oscarwarren469]

I love answering the question...a fools errand ...it sold out.

[@jadehare]

Exactly

[@tubetorpedo]

@JRCKFSH First guy leads hundreds of angry people to the capitol, he is then there to protect the police who is there guarding the place. Obviously he was thinking what is best for the police.

[@Gallacant]

Because he didn't assault police.

[@antimediaman9354]

on 13:22 the people around him started to call him a Fed and his reaction was looking at them sideway and tucking in his upper lip and this means he knows he has been made. This is not a suprised confused reaction as it should have been it's one that is more calulating and the gears are turning in his head. He's not denying it to them.

[@mybikegarage1040]

So if the video shows the truth, why isn't Ray arrested? Why is Tucker the bad guy for reporting or bringing this out.

[@chanelle7484]

Thank you.

[@ggraider6806]

Trump encouraged protesters in real time in his tweets to go into the Capitol. But critically, neither he or Epps encouraged violence. That's why neither should be prosecuted. Or do you think Trump belongs in jail?

[@Amaduality]

Maybe it’s because…. I don’t know….. he neither resorted to breach and enter the capitol, nor did he commit violence against an officer like those arrested and charged did? This is the easiest thing to figure out for anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together. Only reason to ask such a dumb question is if one is disingenuous and only interested in spinning their preferred narrative.

[@nightflight1454]

They won't even show all the footage

[@melodylucas257]

My Bike Garage because he is a Conservative, can you people not see what is happening

[@TheChiefJS67]

I have never been more convinced that Ray Epps is a fed.

[@joejones9520]

they wouldve done a much better job at concealing his identity if he was a fed. They wouldnt have removed him from the list because that would be obviously suspicious, they would have not singled him out in any way for special treatment and we wouldnt have ever noticed him. YT and dems are now encouraging discussion of him because they know it's bs and keeps us distracted.

[@beefchowmein]

Epps is the only January 6th Trump supporter to be given softball questions and defense from Democrat politicians. All of the other Trump supporters that were at or even near the Capitol were fiercely persecuted. The leftist media just gave up their game. Was Ray Epps worth it? 😒

[@DP-eo5xd]

What is the evidence besides that he hasn’t been charged? BLM rioters telling people to burn cities down in front of crowds were also not charged. Were the BLM riots all false flag operations devised by GOP right wingers so moderates would hate liberals?

[@kimoandrews5802]

ewe are a bit of a drone for the GOP. How much do you think he will win from Faux Noise?

[@herbhealsus]

Y’all literally her baked Alaska say fed and now really believe it.

[@TheBobbyel]

"I might be going to jail" he said. LOL. He knew he wouldn't be going to jail. You cannot believe a word this man says. Does you think he would admit anything? LOL.

[@TstanDa-Man]

4:23 this guy is exactly who we thought he is and those people smelled it from miles away

[@michaelnixon9051]

Ray epps could genuinely be the ONLY "conservative" 60 min or any media outlet has ever tried to "protect." Hmmmm.

[@hollydayrobert]

Very telling

[@douglashayes3167]

Right???

[@edvice00]

Not defend him explain that he's not a fed .

[@jpotter7716]

Or that the Jan 6 committee doesn't want to throw in prison!

[@edvice00]

@@jpotter7716 for what ??? Tons of people never charged!!

[@brandon_21ea]

Even if he’s not a fed, he’s still responsible for encouraging the crowd to storm into the Capital building and hasn’t been arrested.

[@CSAccetura]

He may not be a federal employee but he has a Handler and a case File

[@gbart7857]

That means he's a fed or an "informant" of some kind

[@antonysaundersAMG]

He has now! Ray Epps now blaming it on Tucker Carlson lol

[@trumplost3631]

No dumb conservatives getting mad about propaganda over facts is responsible for the attempted insurrection. I don’t fall for propaganda. It’s not hard.

[@duggyfresh8899]

They even yelled NO!! And called him a fed.

[@brodenmacarthur3955]

It’s very refreshing to see that everyone watching this is not fooled by the absurdity of this situation and it’s just getting stranger. We know when something isn’t quite right no matter how many hoops are being jumped through to throw us off track.

[@PartyLikeIts1776]

"who is Ray Epps?": A fed

[@darlamundine]

"I orchestrated it" Ray Epps

[@gorlagOv]

If I didn’t think he was a fed before, I definitely think he is a fed now.

[@joddyleaks8272]

Right, the only Jan6 person to be given a voice on a leftist network

[@americasfavoritebrazilian2399]

Over 40 agents we're there. He's the one who got caught on camera. FBI is covering for him

[@JohnBrown-vn2qw]

the crowd knew he was a fed the minute he opened his pie hole

[@nightflight1454]

He is what he is .60 minutes is running another propaganda mind control program here

[@davidbleeker784]

They’re nterviewing him because the Right are making a big deal about him and framing him.

[@ProjectBlowed]

What i don't understand, when you're a fed, why write your nephew "i orchestrated it"? He is clearly one, why make it so obvious. To mock us?

[@fredderf3152]

I do not feel sorry for Epps… I laugh at him!!!

[@Hellkite-er5pg]

Me too

[@danielwatson3273]

You reap what you sow, all those political prisoners are in prison because of Epps and the FBI set up.

[@generalshakewell]

Muawh ha ha haaaaaaaa

[@MayaMaya-tj7kw]

As a left leaning person, I'm enjoying this.

[@johntafoya3597]

​@@generalshakewell The evidence shows he Ray is guilty. Don't listen to this communist Ray he is in camo. The shouting insertionist

[@Itsjustme115]

The fact he isn’t in jail is all you need to know.

[@pb48711]

That's because he falls under the first tier of our justice system.

[@kimoandrews5802]

Are you in jail?

[@woodhook]

this guy was the master of ceremonies

[@archivaldoWillyCast]

The problem with conspiracy theories, is that conspiracy theories come true

[@WinstonSmith24]

“I shouldn’t be saying this because I’ll probably go to jail, but tomorrow we need to go INTO the Capitol.” -Ray Epps The only person who would ever say that is someone who already KNOWS they WON’T be going to jail.

[@aawe1]

Yep, it's a conflicted expression of sentiment, and someone who is conflicted in their wishes isn't going yell anything so bold as "we need to go INTO the Capitol" LOL.

[@garydergut4741]

He is doing nothing but lying. I watched him on t v. He said exactly what you quoted him.

[@mikeymasters8459]

What’s different from what he said/did and what trump did? Nothing

[@WinstonSmith24]

@@mikeymasters8459 By your twisted logic then, where is Ray Epps’ indictment?

[@notreally2406]

​@@mikeymasters8459need an answer here Mikey

[@tomr7222]

Ray Epps is the only innocent participant in the events of that day according to Ray Epps

[@FranklyFarcical]

And according to the FBI.

[@kathyr.8135]

And according to Nancy Pretty Pelosi

[@aboselaiman]

First question should be.. Why you are free and not arrested.

[@DT_123]

He is now under federal protection, as part of the agreement

[@jonl9801]

This interview is one of the most insane things I’ve ever seen, just on context alone. The fact this interview even occurred is so telling.

[@KarlMarcus8468]

why, what context are we missing there jon?

[@tomghzel]

@@KarlMarcus8468 Video of Epps, contradicting the statements in this 60 minutes item perhaps?

[@jimcyr9602]

That was among my questions. This guy's an insurrectionist, in the eyes of the media. So why does 60 Minutes feel compelled to defend and protect him? Like so many things with Jan. 6: bizarre.

[@KarlMarcus8468]

@@tomghzel oh I see, and where might one be able to find a video of epps contradicting statements in this 60 min interview. In what way does he contradict himself?

[@B_Bodziak]

@@jimcyr9602 Because 95% of the other insurrectionists and right-wing extremists are claiming he was paid by by the FBI to encourage the failed insurrection -- all while conveniently ignoring who started

[@savageinstitute9569]

How on earth did he not get charged when so many others did for less. He was so obviously identified early on.

[@danielwatson3273]

@@donnerpartysupplies5187 To be fair, nobody is calling the " unsupervised tour" an "insurrection" after Mccarthy released the ENTIRE footage that the "democrats" did everything they could to prevent being released to the public, wonder why?...

[@aerodicus]

And he was honored with a full news story on 60 minutes for his hardships, what the flying eff?

[@tinka1015]

​@@aerodicus operation mockingbird. It continues

[@billduffy7889]

@@aerodicus CBS part of the fake news media!

[@andrewduff2048]

@@aerodicus the story isn’t really about Epps it’s about the conspiracy that he was planted by the FBI. Epps never committed a crime because he never went into the capital or committed violence.

[@gregl2138]

"we went right home, sat down and called the FBI". That is insane

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

he was not ever a Trump supporter.

[@StarSprangledBanner]

Is that what you are being told?

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

@@StarSprangledBanner no that is what I know.

[@stevensgarage6451]

everything he spews is leftism. Blames senators tweeting the election was stolen for him telling people they might get arrested because they need to go in to the capital. calls it an "invasion" not a riot he incited. leftist protect him. Nothing to see here.

[@BOGLEYKID]

Ray and his wife accept zero responsibility. They blame everyone but themselves for this situation that they’re in. Unbelievable.

[@rtqii]

Except he expresses sincere regret. Trump supporters are perfectly, violently, innocent.

[@BOGLEYKID]

@@rtqii everyone expresses sincere regret when they face the consequences of their actions.

[@rtqii]

@@BOGLEYKID 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My father is Dr. Richard T Quick MD, the criminally insane Trump supporting psychiatrist. He is online with FBI complaints, and I don't see the slightest sign or indication of any regret whatsoever.

[@slowginn7712]

Both Ray and his wife work for the government enough said.

[@kimberlyorgill5962]

@@rtqii Ray Epps isn't a Trump supporter he is a paid FBI and now oathkeeper

[@ken2936]

Ray Epps was on video Jan.6. Millions (including myself) saw him on video encouraging people to breach the Capitol, and some in the crowd accused him of being a FED. There's Political BIAS in our courts which can be the only reason Epps has any chance at a lawsuit. He himself is responsible for the publicity he's experienced. Not because of Tucker Carlson.

[@harrymills2770]

Make no mistake. Tucker caused him problems. But he did it with truth. There are people who firmly believe the truth is an obstacle to their 'higher goals.'

[@ggraider6806]

So what. Trump encouraged protesters in real time in his tweets to go into the Capitol. But critically, neither he or Epps encouraged violence. That's why neither should be prosecuted. Or do you think Trump belongs in jail?

[@DaveS71]

@@ggraider6806 Trump never once, EVER said go in the capitol. Period. End of story. Epps, on the other hand... But let's just say Trump did. You'd expect punishment, right? So why is Epps different? (Trump didn't.)

[@Gallacant]

@@DaveS71 neither act is illegal though.

[@MrMikap74]

@@Gallacant You dont think its illegal to incite a crowd to storm the capitol? And btw, he said it himself the night before: I might go to jail for it, but still saying: we need to go into the capitol. And tell me, why should the media feel sorry with a MAGA supporter?

[@alexbowman7582]

Why did the Democrats pay film editors to add riot noise to previously silent CCTV footage of the protestors to show at the January 6th inquiry?

[@GoatZilla]

I love the fact that this guy is so publicly having a "leopards ate my face" moment. He and his wife deserve all the misery they're receiving and more.

[@denverrsouthers5531]

He's a fed

[@herr_crustovsky]

That is messed up man. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Suppose you were mistakenly put into such a position, would you feel like being harassed by thousands of supporters is appropriate?

[@GoatZilla]

@@herr_crustovsky Trump supporters harassing Trump supporters is OK by me.

[@herr_crustovsky]

@@GoatZilla I thought you meant something else with your first comment. Still messed up to say this, but for a different reason. People can change, and the internet radicalized almost everyone politically. No one "deserves" this.

[@GoatZilla]

@@herr_crustovsky Please specifically explain how he has "changed". From what I saw, none of his positions have changed. Only his circumstances have changed, which doesn't count as "people changing".

[@DoctorD250]

The problem with his story is, we have non-violent grandparents who peacefully walked into the capital after being waived in by the police, and they were sent to prison. Epps is out there telling the crowd to go into the capital, and the FBI doesn't even charge him. Explain that, Ray.

[@KevinSmith-gu7fb]

It's not only that they don't charge him. It's also that multiple people and news sources defended him who had no reason to...unless they did.

[@chucklakeridge7944]

All you conspiracy people - I don't know you guys but I know your lives are shallow and meaningless. And on some level, you must know you are a failed human trying to grasp at relevance.

[@ironskull66666]

He’s very very sowwy and got yelled at by his wife already. What more do you want !?

[@rael5469]

Everything you say is a seditious lie. The January 6th hearings proved and overwhelming mountain of evidence against Trump and his mob of ultra violent insurrectionist traitors to America. And EVERY witness testifying against you traitors is a life long republican.

[@tinka1015]

​@@ironskull66666 scolded by his wife😂😂😂

[@BS-bu1po]

I used to think 60 Minutes was a tragedy; now, I realize, its a comedy!😂

[@R1GAMBLER]

HA HA HAHAHA HA HA

[@akilahbrooklyn8236]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gbart7857]

No, it is propaganda

[@calvinthestormfreak]

BIDEN isn’t running ANYTHING. NOBODY SCARED????

[@parkertufts5251]

Nice one

[@shangcc]

The big problem is he incited the riot and he is not in jail and yet others did less are in jail?

[@andygossard4293]

*Just being 60 Minutes you already know everything portrayed in it is a continuous lie upon lie*

[@Kahayuman]

someone died because of his encouragement. he needs to be hold accountable

[@jaystoner9475]

Well, that was a cop shooting a woman in the face

[@TheRonda130]

​@@jaystoner9475 she died because of trump lies period

[@jasonmorgan27]

Say her name please.

[@Gallacant]

No. That woman died because her cowardly friends pushed her into a gun

[@tubetorpedo]

​@@Gallacant "That woman died because her cowardly friends pushed her into a gun" It actually seems she tried prevent people entering the area and was shot by gunhappy guard who did not even see her. By his own words he uttered in the interview he gave he did not even see she was a woman, he just shot some person he know was somewhere there so he did not even see his target. Basic rules of weapon handling, shoot only targets you can see and recognize (so you don't e.g. shoot your own for starters). Of course he was the same guy who has previously forgotten his gun to public bathroom, so very "trustworthy" type.

[@johnpatmos1722]

The fact that he openly displays himself militantly pro-MAGA and yet is treated gently and freed from accusation, and without a ripple in mainstream media is enough to say "disinfomation."

[@mimi-ur8pc]

All while Trump supporting grandmothers who were at the Capital the day of the RIOT, not insurrection, are having their homes stormed by the FBI and arrested. Merrick Garland's DOJ is full of Bolshevik and hates Christians.

[@timpatton5157]

yeah man this is proving the point that he probably is a Fed cuz no one would get this type of publicity or be treated so nice by liberal media dead giveaway

[@boulderingbadger6179]

How does he get this weird protection?

[@JosrRocks]

All he got was a misdemeanor while others are still sitting in jail

[@johnpatmos1722]

@@JosrRocks Yup! Nothing to see here folks! Just move along!

[@charleslanham5839]

first he wants them to go inside the capital,despite being called a fed... the he's trying to stop people from being angry with police. the next second he tells some guy something who just charges straight into the fence (what a hell of a timing) and then is proud of having orchistrated it. It looks like he is lying about something.

[@bluejay9890]

Why did people listen to him if they "knew" he was a fed? They're still responsible for what they did. They deserve jail-and so does Epps. I think Epps and many other MAGA nuts got off to easy.

[@brandiguarino1778]

Why isn’t he in jail if he was storming the capital?

[@6time686]

Over 13 minutes of non stop lying...

[@michaeld9682]

60 minutes is pure propaganda.

[@oscarwarren469]

Watch tuck ever night...same fools

[@patrickhull9231]

Seriously, how does this guy escape any accountability when he is seen telling others to go into the capitol and running towards the capitol. This is another head job by the media and yes, Ray Epps.

[@dennistims2604]

Government asset

[@petewahnon9042]

He was seen many times saying “peacefully”. Too bad idiots like you think peaceful isn’t..peaceful, eh?

[@rtqii]

@@dennistims2604 Operation Black Magic Birth Certificate, much worse than Benghazi.

[@chrispowers345]

He is also seen holding back the crowd.

[@JohnPrinzo]

Well the hard hitting journalism of 60 Minions is helping him for one thing

[@lhaley9873]

Good interview, proving he's on the fed payroll and why hasn't he been arrested?

[@gayleclay3047]

And all he received was probation and a fine.

[@orangetuono38]

Poor poor Ray. Thanks to 60 Minutes for giving him a cover story. See, it's all explained away now...

[@rmasco71]

this is all done for history book edits

[@rondascott8165]

All lies

[@rondascott8165]

Wasn’t he let out of prison??? I read that somewhere

[@orangetuono38]

@@rondascott8165 all I remember is he was on the FBI wanted list for about a day, then was scrubbed from all lists even though he was by far the most inciting protestor caught on tape. Now he lives in a van down by the river. Life as a Stoolie must suck.

[@crocodile2006]

Literally Ray Epps: "We need to go INTO the Capitol!!" Also Ray Epps: "Tucker is to blame!!!"

[@rtqii]

LOL Tucker will find good work on Russian state media. He's a gem.

[@joesmith4443]

“Gone ball Sack Tanning.” - Tucker Carlson

[@there_is_nothing_here]

He drank that Fox News Kool Aid and then was surprised when Fox News AKA Tucker Carlson turned on him. I wonder if he's it still a practicing Donald Trump Boot Licker. Probably....

[@mrschnider6521]

60 minutes says he was a loyal trump supporter, yet he never attended the speech. he claimed to say "were not here for that" after yelling about saying "were going into the capitol"

[@VincentAlbright-kw4od]

​@@mrschnider6521 he was an oath keeper

[@dangatto8666]

"I'm the victum here, people don't like me"

[@lucero3031]

The only person to admit that they orchestrated the event and caught on camera breaching the barriers and telling people to go into the capital with no jail time

[@SadiesOwner]

I was waiting for this question, but it never came up. " You are on video urging everyone to go into the Capitol. Yet, you never did. Why ? "

[@amandaskywalker7331]

He said he turned around when he saw it getting violent. So it makes sense he left. The previous night he had said “we should go in… peacefully!” so it doesn’t seem like he was there to attack. He’s just a fall guy for the conspiracy theorists who can’t accept that Trump and Fox News are to blame for these brainwashed zombies.

[@skincareceo]

Because this was staged.

[@djay1150]

Neither did the leader of the oathkeepers. He is on video doing the same thing but he Never went in the Capitol, either. Why you so surprised that some people with the biggest mouths NEVER went in the Capitol. THE biggest Encourager for the people to Go to THE CAPITOL....former , then President Trump didnt go in. But he & Conservative media sure Radicalized a lot of Americans to do it. Now with the text messages that show the FOX hosts saying they didnt even believe the Stolen Election lies . They just kept the Lies up for Ratings & to not pass off the " Rabid" Trump Supporters. How SAD. That's worst than Isis & the Taliban....who is Radicalized in America now...Trump Supporters. With the lawsuits FOX is facing We see who told the lies about a Stolen Election, now that all the emails & text messages are being reported.

[@Gee3Oh]

He's asked this at 4:06 and he answers that he wanted to them to surround the capitol and that he was motivated by the stolen election claims. Interviewer did not follow up to say no you said "we need to go INSIDE the capitol not surround, why inside? And secondly now you say you wanted the protesters to "surround the capitol" Why??? What were you planning? You were out there on your own.

[@bradsand2839]

Because his handlers warned him not to and to exit the area once people started entering the Capital. He left as soon as his job that day was done.

[@michaeljohnson6008]

Did 60m actually go all the way through this interview and not ask why he wasn’t charged or put in jail like everyone else? They’re top notch journalists. I bet they know the reason why.

[@cowsongs]

Maybe because he never actually went in, never hurt anybody, and there is bodycam video from the police clearly showing him trying to calm the crowd down and get them away from the police. After his initial blow-harding to the crowd, he never actually did anything and obviously regretted stirring people up. All of that is on video. And it's in the 60m interview.

[@turnsufficient4971]

How would he know why he wasn't charged ?

[@davidcosta3126]

nope he incited a riot! GUILTY!

[@turnsufficient4971]

@davidcosta3126 You mean Trump, Donald Jr, Rudy Guilini, Andy Biggs incited a riot !

[@PrinceofWalesisland]

@@cowsongs you obviously haven't seen the videos 60m didn't air of ray epps. Go do some digging other than this one 60mins video and its easy to see this interview was just an attempt to clear the most guilty of all the people there on jan 6th! Hes literally the only one in any video ive seen inciting the incident

[@Intheyr2525]

Ray Epps says it’s hard to see the capital attacked when he indeed was the one doing it! And he doesn’t get in trouble while others who didn’t even enter the capital did tells you everything! A boastful narcissist instigator or an agent is both bad and a betrayal of the people. 60 min wouldn’t give him the time of day if he was not on the protected list. And know he wants to sue for his own bad behavior. He was clearly organizing it - shame on him!

[@mariosuarez547]

Why he isn’t in jail??

[@guillermoelnino]

y ou know why

[@scentlessscents699]

We literally watched him do all that he is accused of. Hilarious!

[@badbrad1564]

If he’s not a fed he sure fits the description.

[@stovepipe1015]

I think he's a DNC operative, then there's no paper or money trail, he most likely got paid through one or more of the countless front groups the have.

[@jackdonovan554]

Why are they treating him with kid-gloves? 60 minutes is clearly helping to protect him.

[@Okenno]

He was definitely not wanting to rat out those who gave orders.

[@savageinstitute9569]

60 Minutes: the conspiracy of Ray Epps inciting the riot Ray Epps: On video inciting the riot

[@sabinereynaudsf]

The videeos makes it look like tons of people heard him on the day of. There were tons of people like him.

[@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289]

​@@sabinereynaudsf then why is he the only person filmed demanding people go in?

[@markaisenberg6641]

@@sabinereynaudsf yes and they all got arrested except him. Why didn’t he get arrested? He definitely trespassed and he definitely was encouraging people to break the law.

[@alexanderelkorek]

Gas lighting at it's maximum.

[@Gallacant]

@@markaisenberg6641 he didn't trespass. He left at the first police barrier. And he left before violence occurred.

[@FJB_FJB]

He’s a fed that’s who he is. You’ll not change my mind

[@josephbuckley1574]

ONE question!!!.. Why then isn't Ray Epps under arrest, indicted, convicted and in prison!!! He literally admits he was there to protest. Is he not an insurrectionist too???!!!

[@carlleggett1379]

he didn't break into the capital

[@willtaylor4843]

One fing answer you nutbag. He never went inside.

[@tisbonus]

@@carlleggett1379 Nobody broke into the capital. The Capital Police opened the door and showed people around.

[@curtisthomas2670]

So the Cap police opened windows too? 🤣😃😂

[@tisbonus]

@@curtisthomas2670 You know, thanks for bringing that up. How did that glass break so easily when it's been shatter proof since the late 1980's. Don't worry that's not a question.

[@cd6104]

This makes no sense. So this guy goes and says, "Let's go to the Capitol." And then goes to the Capitol with others. Then they proceed to assault police and others while he continues to be onsite. Then we are supposed to feel sorry for him? He is a grown man and is responsible for his words and actions. Maybe he regrets doing it, fine. But, he is not a victim here. Many pieces of this do not add up.

[@MOARKIC]

So why hasnt he been charged

[@hurryandleave9680]

Ray Epps wife speaking of the death threats: "Sometimes I use my maiden name not to call attention [to myself]" -- as she appears on a show watched by millions of people. LOL

[@nickysantoro9194]

Didnt even think of that. It's so bad. Lol. They are desperate.

[@Mike-sp7zv]

For real it all doesn't add up

[@johnnyjrotten59]

Yeah, I would not have had a clue who she was.. before.

[@michaelthomas9020]

“I orchestrated it” tells you all you need to know. He 100% is a fed.

[@James-gs9qf]

'they are trying to shift blame' - The guy that said we need to go in to the capital

[@zachariahmagallan5738]

When the government tries to cover their tracks Ray Epps is guilty as they get.

[@rael5469]

Republicans are always SHOUTING from the roof tops...."Personal Responsibility......Personal Responsibility" What happened to your effing personal responsibility on January 6th???... you republican back stabbing traitor to America. Each and every insurrectionist traitor being found guilty of seditious conspiracy and all the other charges.....EACH and every one for them is personally responsible for their own behavior. You weasel traitors can't weasel out of this. YOU are responsible for your ultra violent attack on the Capitol building. No one else.

[@rtqii]

Like Obama's Black Magic Birth Certificate?

[@hotrox2112]

He's exactly the ham sandwiched the FBI could use as a tool.

[@patrickhull9231]

"Dude, we're not here for that. The police are not the enemy." An important message, that he whispered to one person, who then seemed to do the exact opposite. I'm sure that's exactly what he said.

[@Apodictic1]

Right on.

[@froghermit9852]

yeah hes lying so he doesnt get arrested

[@petertosh4748]

He whispered to that young man that his fly was open.

[@bradsand2839]

Where is this young man to confirm or deny what was said? I mean who else has taken credit for orchestrating this riot?

[@robertjohnsonsr6963]

"Dude, we're not here for that. The police are not the enemy." Thats probably what he said. What he didn't say at the end of that sentence was something like "they're gonna let us in!"

[@bojoza47]

Who hired him. Who is he covering for. He is not a trump supporter.

[@usssanjacinto1]

Why did he whisper to his guy that the police are not our enemy and that we shouldn't do this, when he should've shouted that message to everyone there??

[@Arbognire]

Gaslying 101: Now he’s got the MSM corporate media & actually federal officials backing him… “Fed, Fed, Fed, Fed!”

[@Yourfavoritedealer]

It’s amazing people actually don’t think he’s a federal agent 😂

[@DonnieDarko-ne4cd]

Those are the same people who send money when a "foreign prince" needs $ he will "pay back" on the internet.

[@carvinlambert6899]

Wikipedia....Democrats Run it... Trump will Replace it with the Real Facts.... All of it!

[@benderproductions3909]

If this guy isn't a federal agent, then Jeffrey Epstien killed himself

[@DP-eo5xd]

If he didn’t enter the capitol and cooperated as a rat then that could explain the leniency.

[@Fartypantslive]

I’m not 100 percent but I actually leaning towards he’s not anymore. Monkey see monkey do. I could easily be him. I’m that dumb.

[@Dsicilian1]

He is hiding in this RV in the rocky mountains - we are not disclosing exactly where - lol -

[@dreadfulspiller8766]

He is a fed or was working with them.

[@okidave]

This guy was definitely a huge catalyst for what happened that day in the Capital. There is no denying that. If Trump was complicit for his actions that day, Epps should be held accountable for his actions too.

[@larryk1865]

You are going to ultimately be shocked to find that Trump wasn't guilty of incitement to riot either. Why do you think he has not been indicted for Jan. 6 crimes when so many others have been.

[@Turk_2023]

He is a fed

[@MayaMaya-tj7kw]

They are adults they could have stayed outside, I didn't go, I was in Illinois, being a left leaning person

[@roundrock63]

Wake up. President Trump had nothing to do with this.

[@mizzury54]

Huge catalyst ? Ha ha ha. Yes there is denying that. So you think there wouldn't have been an attack without Epps . Sad and delusional. Where is that tape of him giving a speech to all those people ?

[@adwe9912]

The fact they are covering him on 60 minutes tells me all I need to know.

[@jasondauenbaugh9060]

Was he supposed to go on tucker ? LoL 😂 I think it's funny he's a Trumper that trumpers want to blame instead of the " it will be wild " man. 😂

[@R1GAMBLER]

​@@jasondauenbaugh9060🤖 beep

[@rustydowd879]

​@@jasondauenbaugh9060 yeah it's crazy. We don't harbor criminals just because they support our agenda like democrats do.

[@jablesbee1816]

It means he's a verified fed lol

[@rondascott8165]

60 minutes is all true right

[@nicholasemmons1755]

Damage Control !!! And a terribly transparent attempt at that.

[@GmaT1776]

He was the only one Ray Epps demanding the day before and the day of that people enter the building he's the only one who walked free FED!!

[@carltirocchi8697]

The public can clearly see that others who did less than Epps, got charged.

[@chanelle7484]

Right? Makes no sense.

[@solo741]

Trump did far more than Epps. “Fight or you won’t have a country”- tiny Donny

[@chanelle7484]

@@solo741 he was right. Look at where we’re headed now. You think we’ll have much of a country after this you’re insane.