(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) The Department of Justice has announced that it plans to publish a ‘disclosure’ revealing details about suspected federal January 6 plant Ray Epps, Politico reported.
Epps, who has long been suspected as an FBI informant, has still not faced charges despite extensive video footage showing his involvement in stirring up crowds and pushing people to enter the Capitol.
The man was seen on video on several different occasions the week of Jan. 6 encouraging people to break into the U.S. Capitol building, was also taken off the FBI’s most wanted list without explanation, and still has not been charged with a single crime for his role in the riot, according to the Washington Examiner.
Others who were far less involved than Epps have faced brutal penalties.
A woman named Rachel Genko, caught on video standing next to him, is facing up to a year in prison for being in the same “restricted area” as Epps.
Both Epps and Genko were filmed inside the Capitol grounds, but only she faces a count of trespassing.
Seeing theories proliferate surrounding Epps’ role in the rally, the feds have attempted to clarify his role. Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Rochlin said in court on Tuesday that she would soon provide a disclosure achieving much needed clarification.
“What I can … tell the court is that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has been working on a disclosure pertaining to Mr. Epps,” Rochlin said.
According to the attorney, the documents will be sent to defense lawyers soon, “give or take, another week or two.”
Epps’ lawyer, John Blischak, declined to comment on the development, noting that he has already worked with the House of Representatives to clear his good name.
“Mr. Epps provided a full disclosure to the House committee,” Blischak said.
