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rooster, You had to have been given at least one telling you who the Oath Keepers were. Yep, was easy

rooster, There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise

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What Ray Epps did on Jan. 6

Epps, 60, lives in Queen Creek, Ariz., where he owns Rocking R Farms and the Knotty Barn, a wedding and event venue, records show.

In 2011, Epps served as president of Arizona Oath Keepers, the largest chapter of the anti-government militia group. The chapter has since distanced itself from the national organization. We could not confirm whether Epps was still affiliated with the militia on Jan. 6.

But Revolver claims that Epps’ connection to the Oath Keepers, whose members face some of the most serious charges in the Capitol breach .. https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/sep/23/everything-we-trained-how-far-right-oath-keepers-m/ , is suspicious — namely, his association with the organization’s leader Stewart Rhodes, who has also not been arrested for his actions related to Jan. 6.

In national message boards, Rhodes told his members to descend on D.C. to "defend" Trump. Rhodes was on Capitol grounds during the insurrection, prosecutors said, and communicated frequently with several Oath Keepers who stormed the building. But there’s no indication that he entered the Capitol himself.

Federal agents confronted Rhodes .. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/us/politics/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-fbi.html .. outside a Texas hotel in May, seizing his cellphone with a warrant. Against the advice of his attorney, Rhodes agreed to be questioned about his and his militia’s role in the riot and spent hours doing so.

It was then that Rhodes said he expressed frustration with some of his members and told investigators that Oath Keepers who breached the building "went off mission" and didn’t get any instructions from him.

After Jan. 6, videos emerged showing some of Epps’ actions in Washington. During an Oct. 21 House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., showed clips of Epps repeatedly encouraging protesters on the streets of Washington to "go into the Capitol." Among the scenes he showed at the 5:03:00 minute mark .. https://judiciary.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=4744 .. of the hearing:

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