Sorry crazies, it ain't true!
https://www.politico.com/minutes/congre ... disproved/
In a statement, the committee indicated it had interviewed Ray Epps, an Arizona man who was seen on video in Washington on Jan. 5 urging pro-Trump crowds to enter the Capitol the next day. He was also on video on Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, outside the building just moments before a violent crowd began toppling barriers guarded by police.
Donald Trump’s media allies have, in recent weeks, spun a baseless theory that Epps was secretly a government informant, and his exhortation to go into the Capitol was really a plot to entrap Trump supporters. But the committee said Epps testified that the claims have no basis.
“The select committee has interviewed Mr. Epps,” a spokesperson said. “Mr. Epps informed us that he was not employed by, working with, or acting at the direction of any law enforcement agency on January 5th or 6th or at any other time, and that he has never been an informant for the FBI or any other law enforcement agency.”
Tactical decision: Revealing the interview was an unexpected move by the panel to help topple the conspiracy theory. The committee interviewed Epps in November, according to a source with the panel, but kept the interview under wraps until the conspiracy theories began escalating.
“Sorry crazies, it ain’t true,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a member of the panel, tweeted Tuesday.