A snapshot of Epps whispering to Samsel remains on the Twitter page of the Washington field office of the FBI in a collage of photos of those "Who committed violence" at the Capitol.
The New York Times reported Epps told the FBI tip line he attempted to de-escalate the situation between Samsel and police.
Samsel soon found himself on the front lines of a protest the national media and Joe Biden immediately branded an "Insurrection." Video shows Samsel approaching a weak line of Capitol police officers and bike racks positioned on the west side of Capitol grounds shortly before 1 p.m., the time Congress convened a joint session to debate the results of the 2020 Electoral College vote certification.
Prosecutors argued Samsel's history-unlike most January 6 defendants, Samsel has a criminal record that includes assaults against women-justified pretrial detention.
Samsel is in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a treacherous facility that houses "Extremely dangerous, violent, or escape-prone inmates." Considering his record and public silence on the matter for the past few years, Samsel's new claims about what Epps said to him warrant some skepticism.
A closer look at the court docket shows how the Justice Department is intentionally delaying Samsel's trial, presumably to prevent the public from learning more about Epps' involvement at that crucial juncture and his movements before, on, and after January 6.
While Samsel now faces 12 charges and has languished in jail for more than 28 months, Epps remains a free man even though Graves' office could easily indict Epps on many of the charges filed against Samsel, who, like Epps, never entered the building.
Why isn't Epps charged with the obstruction felony since he was among the first set of protesters that eventually forced Congress to suspend the joint session? Why is Epps not charged with impeding law enforcement and civil disorder? He, like Samsel, crossed police barricades and remained on restricted grounds for at least 90 minutes as officers fought with the crowd.
Cheney, vice chairman of the now-defunct January 6 committee, referred to claims Epps was a federal asset as a "Conspiracy theory," a favorite descriptor of those oddly eager to exonerate one of the most outspoken "Insurrectionists." For now, Samsel remains in the ruthless grip of Joe Biden's Justice Department.
https://amgreatness.com/2023/06/05/j6-defendant-on-ray-epps-they-are-protecting-him-like-crazy/
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