
Morning Joe 7/13/23
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The FBI Director's Dismissal of Ray Epps
Ray Epps is a Trump supporter who became the focus of right-wing conspiracy theories after he protested in Washington on January 6, 2021. Now he has filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News and former host Tucker Carlson for claiming Epps was an undercover FBI agent Who helped to provoke the Capitol attack. According to the lawsuit, FBI investigators met with Epps in March of 2021 and removed his photo from its website of wanted suspects a few months later. The lawsuit details death threats made against Epps leading him and his wife to sell their home and their land and to move into an RV.
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