Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has heard quite enough about government provocation of the events of January 6, thank you very much. Following pressure from TV personality Tucker Carlson, Senator Ted Cruz questioned the FBI at a hearing, asking about FBI and other government agencies having agents or sources involved in the January 6 storming of the Capitol. Specifically, he asked about Ray Epps. This was too much for Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans (the other being Liz Cheney) on the Jan. 6 Committee.
In a series of tweets, Kinzinger defends Epps, who is shown in multiple videos to have urged people to go to the Capitol, participated in the initial breach of the restricted area and coordinated the action of people on the Capitol steps.
“He didn’t enter the Capitol on Jan 6, and was removed from the [FBI’s] most wanted list because apparently he broke no laws,” wrote Kinzinger, although Epps is shown in multiple videos as illegally being present in the restricted area around the Capitol.
Kinzinger’s tweets followed a statement from the Committee: “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.” Kinzinger added: “Ray Epps has cooperated with the Jan 6 committee and we thank him….”
