Biden’s DOJ is going easy on Ray Epps, only recommending six months in jail for his contributions to the January 6th Capitol riots in 2020.
According to the DOJ, Epps cooperated with the FBI and also tried to ‘de-escalate’ the violence on January 6th between rioters and police officers. That’s why they are going easy on him.
Here’s more via Greg Price:
The DOJ is recommending just six months in jail for Ray Epps, the only J6 defendant caught on camera telling people to go into the Capitol building.
They say that they gave him a plea deal because he cooperated with the FBI, tried to “descalate conflict” and was the subject of “conspiracy theories” that he was a fed.
BREAKING: The DOJ is recommending just six months in jail for Ray Epps, the only J6 defendant caught on camera telling people to go into the Capitol building.
They say that they gave him a plea deal because he cooperated with the FBI, tried to “descalate conflict” and was the… pic.twitter.com/K96HHz8E7v
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 2, 2024
People who weren’t even in DC on January 6 are spending multiple decades in jail but the guy who actually told people to inside the Capitol will be free in less than 6 months.
Makes total sense to me!pic.twitter.com/rh0ydFdzBE
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 2, 2024
Below is the screenshot where the DOJ lays out the mitigating reasons why Epps should only serve 6 months:
