As we speak, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) grilled the manager assistant director of the FBI’s Nationwide Safety Department Jill Sanborn about whether or not the FBI had workers or informants take part within the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Sanborn’s responses weren’t comforting. She didn’t deny that the FBI might have had individuals concerned. She simply mentioned repeatedly that she couldn’t reply these questions.
Cruz additionally introduced up the query of Ray Epps, noting that he’d inspired individuals to enter the Capitol. Many individuals have speculated on why — when the FBI has gone after anybody inside spitting distance of the Capitol — that they haven’t gone after him, and why he was initially on the FBI checklist however was then eliminated, regardless of no fees. Sanborn wouldn’t say when Cruz requested if Epps was a “fed.”
The Jan. 6 Committee then issued an interesting statement, claiming that Epps mentioned he wasn’t working for the FBI and wasn’t an informant.
#January6 After @tedcruz pressed witnesses at Senate Judiciary this morning on whether or not FBI informants have been current on the Jan. 6 riots, a Choose Committee spokesperson mentioned it “has interviewed Mr. (Ray) Epps” particulars + assertion through @cbszak pic.twitter.com/eW9LxxhidU
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) January 11, 2022
The FBI hadn’t commented on the query, nevertheless.
However then Rep. Adam Kinzinger (RINO-IL) weighed in, seemingly coming to the protection of “Ray.” Let’s simply say that Kinzinger isn’t the sharpest software within the drawer, as he didn’t even appear to appreciate the implication of what he was saying. Kinzinger was appointed to the Jan. 6 Committee by Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is a By no means Trumper, and has been utterly within the pocket of the Democrats on the difficulty to attempt to assault Republicans over the difficulty.
“I do know this may break some hearts,” Kinzinger declared in a tweet thread. “For a couple of months, individuals like Tucker Carlson, MTG, Gaetz, and now Cruz have been “simply asking questions” a couple of man named Ray Epps. He was on video the day earlier than Jan 6 saying “we’re going INTO the capitol!” The some within the crowd chanted “fed fed fed.” Why? Who is aware of, perhaps they knew he was videoed speaking about breaking into the Capitol the day earlier than it was to occur and needed to create distance.”
He continued:
“Regardless, he was placed on the FBI needed checklist, then eliminated,” Kinzinger continued. “Due to all of that, the conspiracy that he was an FBI agent has been gospel on the blogs and reveals. -side note- this is the reason we’ve got to handle conspiracies not ignore them. He didn’t enter the Capitol on Jan 6, and was faraway from essentially the most needed checklist as a result of apparently he broke no legal guidelines. I’m fairly positive the FBI wouldn’t be dumb sufficient to place their very own agent on a needed checklist.”
“Ray Epps has cooperated with the Jan 6 committee and we thank him on the broader difficulty. Let’s say Ray was an agent (HE IS NOT), the premise is that one agent can gin up a crowd to rebellion. That isn’t saying a lot in regards to the intelligence of your voters is it Ted? The rioters had formal schooling, owned companies and so forth. they knew. An FBI informant is somebody that’s paid by or turned by legislation enforcement as they construct broader instances. Informants are often criminals that flip to save lots of their very own butt. An informant isn’t an agent.”
“However Ted needs you to assume it’s. RAY is NO informant both. The narrative on Jan 6 has been that it’s first antifa, or patriots who love their nation, perhaps disaster actors, def false flag operatives, or now FBI brokers. Take your choose. Reality is that they have been rioters incited by lies. And RAY is not any fed. Simply one other misled man.”
So, wait, isn’t this the man who has demonized something and everybody wherever close to the Capitol on Jan. 6? That is the man who has gone after Republicans and President Donald Trump, blaming them for what occurred regardless that there’s no video of any of them urging individuals to enter the Capitol like there’s with Ray Epps.
Certainly, Kinzinger likes to skip over the truth that Trump urged individuals to behave “peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.” But he needs to be impeached, however Ray is simply cool after inciting on video? So, by this “Ray Epps” argument, didn’t Kinzinger simply blow up the entire argument that he and the Jan. 6 Committee have been making an attempt to push towards Republicans who didn’t do something near that? As a result of it positive appears to be like like that to me. After all, it was a foul argument to start with, however now he simply torpedoed it utterly.
Kinzinger’s tweets didn’t go unnoticed by Republicans, together with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN).
So now the @January6thCmte thinks it’s effective to encourage, manage, and direct individuals to enter the Capitol? Hmmm, Thanks for clearing that up @RepKinzinger. pic.twitter.com/3h5xq29yVI
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 11, 2022
The best irony of the sham J6 committee is that Adam Kinzinger is now defending the one man we all know for a truth really INCITED rioters to enter the Capitol. What a joke. pic.twitter.com/QWhj2uVqj3
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) January 12, 2022
Right here’s an previous tweet of Massie’s that covers a few of Epps’ actions on video, together with one thing that Cruz spoke about — how Epps whispered to a different man in a purple hat, proper earlier than that man started pushing the barricades over.
What number of January sixth protesters have been really working for the federal authorities? In October, I requested AG Garland whereas he was beneath oath and he refused to reply. He seemed very nervous and frightened after I confirmed him this video in that listening to.pic.twitter.com/lvd9n4mMHK
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 30, 2021
Kinzinger appears chummy utilizing Epps’ first identify, and it’s form of fascinating that the Committee has gone to those lengths to talk up for this man. However regardless of the standing of Ray Epps, the actual fact stays that the FBI didn’t reply the query at present as to the participation of the FBI. So clearly, there’s a reality but to unspool there. The failure of the FBI to reply questions and the response of the Committee has individuals speaking much more.
Source: Redstate
