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Ray Epps tells judge how conspiracy theories ‘overwhelmed’ his family: ‘I became the face of J6’

Source: AP

The man at the centre of a right-wing conspiracy theory alleging a federal agent incited the January 6 attack could face up to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge of disorderly conduct.

Federal prosecutors told a judge on Tuesday that Ray Epps helped “inspire and gather a crowd” outside the US Capitol, where a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters breached the halls of Congress and blocked the certification of 2020 presidential election results.

In an to the forced his family into hiding.

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