Outgoing Congresswoman Liz Cheney refused to answer questions when confronted about a man some are convinced is a federal agent or informant sent to instigate violence on January 6, 2021.
Speaking at an event at the University of Chicago last week, Cheney, who suffered a landslide defeat against a Trump-backed primary challenger in August, was quizzed by student and independent journalist Daniel Schmidt about her actions while on the January 6 Committee.
Schmidt noted that in June, Cheney cited the prosecution of a number of Proud Boys who the Department of Justice said “directed, mobilised, and led members of the crowd onto the Capitol grounds and into the Capitol.”
“The fact of the matter is, we have another person on camera doing exactly that. His name is Ray Epps,” Schmidt highlighted, to groans from the crowd. “It’s not a conspiracy theory,” he added.
Epps was seen on video repeatedly saying that “we need to go into the Capitol,” despite saying that he would be “arrested” if he gets caught saying that. Darren Beattie of Revolver News declared that Epps was “the only individual caught on camera repeatedly urging people to go into the Capitol as early as January 5th,” despite being been portrayed sympathetically by the media.
“We have an actual insurrectionist on tape and yet he’s escaped prosecution,” Schmidt pointed out to Cheney. “So let me just ask you right here. Do you demand the prosecution of Ray Epps?” he asked the outgoing Representative.
WATCH: I just asked @RepLizCheney if she will say, on the record, that she demands the prosecution of Ray Epps, an actual insurrectionist caught on tape who has escaped prosecution.
She refused to answer my question, called Ray Epps a conspiracy theory, and blamed Trump. pic.twitter.com/ayjVV8ocy4
— Daniel Schmidt (@RealDSchmidt) November 11, 2022
Unsurprisingly, Cheney was deflective in her answer, claiming that people were “confused” about the role of Congress and about “who makes decisions about prosecutions”:
“I don’t think anybody has denied that that video tape exists. I’ve seen the videotape. I’ve seen thousands of people saying things like ‘let’s go into the Capitol’. You’ve seen trials of a number of people who did go into the Capitol. You’ve seen convictions of thousands of them. I think the question is whether or not you understand who makes prosecution decisions, and the people who make decisions about whether they’re going to prosecute or not is at the Department of Justice.”
Instead of addressing the specifics of what Epps had actually been caught on camera doing, Cheney reverted back to attacking “conspiracy theories” about his involvement with the federal government, which she claimed there was “no evidence” of.
Cheney said that Americans must “set aside conspiracy theories and agree fundamentally on what is the line in our democracy that can’t be crossed,” with that being “you can’t use violence to attempt to overturn an election, if you’re the President of the United States you have to guarantee the peaceful transition of power, and we have to be a nation of laws, and it’s not a partisan issue.”
Following the remarks, another student apologised for Schmidt’s “behavior,” to which Schmidt slammed on Twitter as evidence that other students “will happily defend the regime and warmongers like Cheney” from people just “asking questions.”
After I asked Liz Cheney about Ray Epps, another student immediately apologized to Cheney for my “behavior” and called me “the worst this campus has to offer.”
Young people happily defend the regime and warmongers like Cheney. Asking questions is now unacceptable “behavior.” pic.twitter.com/D60054JAqa
— Daniel Schmidt (@RealDSchmidt) November 12, 2022
Pr
November 15, 2022 at 6:02 am
With people like Cheney and her fellow out of control criminals america would still be part of the British empire,Paul Reviere would be in prison with all the other conspirers to get rid of horrible,self centered above the people elitest rulers.
Sky Soldier
November 15, 2022 at 2:23 pm
Agree. The entire J6 cmte should be indicted for treason to arrest and imprison true Americans seeking justice from elected officials. True elected officials, not the self-serving deep state globalists (such as Cheney) may as well wear the red coat of the CCP. Ray Epps was either a subversive black hat FBI instigator or a CIA operative to make Trump supporters appear to be hostile when he was the #1 operative working for Pelosi.
RP
November 15, 2022 at 6:07 am
There was no violence on J6, until Ray Epps and scaffold comander started yelling orders to people. Yet, neither of these have been before the commission to be interviewed and have never been arrested. Why not? Cheney tried to dodge the answer and say they had no part in prosecution if these people. Why has Pelosi, Schumer, nor the DC mayor never had to answer, for their part in not requesting the National Guard, that Trump has ready for deployment? These 3 had the power to to set troops in place and refused to do so. It’s their inaction that should be questioned. The commission and FBI officials refused to answer, if there were paid actors, FBI informants, or FBI agents that participated in the violence. Why is that? Pelosi and Schumer were off making a fake propaganda documentary about the day, in a safe location away from the Capital and Pelosi’s life was in no way in any danger. The J6 commission is only a conspiracy theory, to convince the weak minded, that the country was in danger.
Philip Seth Hammersley
November 15, 2022 at 6:43 am
And don’t forget the short cop who was waving protestors into the building; the 2 cops who suddenly left their posts after which the outside windows were smashed AND the 2 cops guarding the inner door who left just before the “hero cop” slaughtered Ashli Babbitt who was NO threat to him!
Lizzie was only interested in the four cops who all had anti-Trump media posts who would back up the phony narrative.
Awake
November 15, 2022 at 7:24 am
Compare the J6 damage,
and the lives that were lost,
to the violent (peaceful riots),
Across our nation have cost.
IMPEACH and IMPRISON,
the J6 committee,
for misuse of office,
and misuse of the plenty.
Crossram
November 15, 2022 at 1:14 pm
Who cares what Cheney says or does she will fade away to Oblivion.
bob
November 16, 2022 at 11:13 pm
Hopefully , asswipe RINO Mike Pence will fade away too !! RINO Pence did a townhall on FAKE cnn tonight hosted by dickhead Jake Tapper . What more proof do you need to PROVE that Pence is a REAL Rino. RINO Pence butters up to FAKE cnn and they take Pence under their wing . Let RINO Pence know that true Conservatives would rather flush him like caca !!
Cleo Patra
November 15, 2022 at 12:27 pm
I agree, to much of what they say is pure fabrication. 95% of the concerned citizens of the USA which were there were peaceful until the last 5%, which we have high suspicion as being FBI or paid actors started the hostilities. Trump really just was pissed at what he saw and we know now as hidden voter fraud. It still makes no since. Insurrection? I would hardly call it that, but if this select group of Democratic leaders keep this crap up I am sure the January 6th event will look like child’s play compared to what could happen. The citizens of the USA have let the tail wag the dog way way way too long.
AlyssaRivera
November 15, 2022 at 6:11 am
ull
wboehmer
November 15, 2022 at 7:37 am
Liz Cheney made her bed and now she has to lie in it.
THOMAS
November 15, 2022 at 8:18 am
The Jan 6th Select Committee was illegally created under Pelosi by not using House Rules as to the membership of said Committee ! They have no power and can do NOTHING Legally because of the Broken House Rules !
When do we get to see them all going to Prison for Breaking the LAW ?
They all should be considered Terrorists and Traitors ! I hold them all in contempt for they are Criminals spending Taxpayer Dollars on a complete NOTHING BURGER !
Daniel Quigley
November 15, 2022 at 8:36 am
Why is no one talking about those 6 busses of ANTIFA and BLM that had police escorts from Baltimore to DC. Once in DC the Capital Police took over and escorted them right to the Capital. Then you have the Capital Police who not only removed barricades to allow those busses to enter the Capital building parking lots and opened those locked doors to the Capital. Epps is just 1 of the hundreds of Federal government officials who were behind the whole,”Let’s go into the Capital. ” The FBI also have hundreds of agents spread throughout that crowd. And let’s not forget that the gang at the Capital who started it were not at President Trump’s speech. Trump was still speaking when those Magnetically Locked Doors were opened by someone inside who had access to the Computer that had the codes to unlock them. It takes a good 20 to 40 minutes to walk from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capital. Yet the media’s coverage proves there were already 10’s of thousands at the Capital while Trump still spoke. Liz is completely Delousional in her thinking. If they really were interested in Justice they would be going after anyone involved in the 4 years of rioting,arson and theft that occurred during Trump’s 4 years. Instead Congress went after Trump and his supporters at every turn because they knew had they not every single Democrat and probably half the Republicans in Congress would have been charged with Crimes against the American People. Now that the Republicans control the House again hopefully we will see the same type investigations againcst the entire Biden Administration.
Crotte
November 15, 2022 at 8:37 am
Cheney like her father needs to disappear into the sunset and never return!!!!!
Crankshaft
November 15, 2022 at 8:47 am
Throw that TRAITOR FEMALE BENEDICT ARNOLD B**** LIZ CHENEY IN PRISON!!
Lawrence
November 15, 2022 at 10:40 am
Absolutely! Back in the day these corrupted actions would unequivocally be treated as hanging offenses!
It is their sworn oath of duty to uphold and defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic!
Very convenient when the domestic enemies are running the investigations and committees!
I say it will all come back to bite them in their sorry asses!
Gerald Ladd
November 15, 2022 at 10:33 am
The bright spot is, her political career is over.
Ted
November 15, 2022 at 11:47 am
I don’t even want to articulate my wishes for this filthy, rotten bytch. They should have given her father’s new heart to someone that really deserved it. Yes, I’ve been around long enough to know all about dicky boy. The best part of her ran down his leg. Oh well, I tried….
Larry!
November 15, 2022 at 11:50 am
Driven by power,money, lies to the people for greed!!!!!
Drosack
November 15, 2022 at 12:18 pm
LOL
FTC
November 15, 2022 at 12:39 pm
PRAY FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COMMIE MAGGOTS !!
AMEN
Diaz
November 15, 2022 at 1:28 pm
Confirmed — Liz won’t be in the cast of “J6 Laugh-in : Season two”.
Her political career is as dead as Tony DeLuca.
A.J. Breeding
November 15, 2022 at 2:51 pm
As I address the comments of the ignorant, let me say that sometimes violence is necessary. It’s how we became a country. Let me just quote Thomas Jefferson from one of our founding documents (you may have heard of the Declaration of Independence – CAPs mine for effect):
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, IT IS THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO ALTER OR TO ABOLISH IT, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all experience has shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, IT IS THEIR RIGHT, IT IS THEIR DUTY, TO THROW OFF SUCH GOVERNMENT, and to provide new guards for their future security.”
When dumbocraps rig the system to stuff ballot boxes by mail, illegally allow electronic voting machines to connect to the Internet, continue to dump often fraudulently created / harvested ballots well after the end of the election – AND dem judges DENY legitimate court cases on STANDING without hearing EVIDENCE, etc., what recourse aside from violence is left??
Clyde Quill
November 17, 2022 at 12:41 pm
You are absolutely right on! Our founding fathers knew this day would come. Insurrection my arse. This was fully planned and carried out by establishment politians and their cohorts (antifa, blm) along with the folks at the alphabet agencies.
Grayfox41
November 15, 2022 at 3:36 pm
Lizzy would look good 8n jail house orange coveralls if the have some to fit her. She visions herself as a patriot. She also has visions of sugarplum fairies.
Sunshine Kid
November 15, 2022 at 4:47 pm
When a person is asked a question that should be answered with a simple “yes” or “no”, but instead spend over two minutes on political misdirection speech, you know they are hiding something.
m
November 15, 2022 at 5:23 pm
It is time for Cheney to go. She has done enough damage to this country.
Jesse
November 15, 2022 at 5:29 pm
Cheney a FAKE Republican AKA RECTUM SUCKING PUPPETS of the Democraps is just mad because people saw her as she is and booted her as she deserved.
Houdini
November 15, 2022 at 7:32 pm
How does She-Devil Cheney look at herself in the mirror? How does she sleep at night. What a satanic globalist demon rat!
CharlieSeattle
November 16, 2022 at 1:14 pm
I am sure someone with her vast experience will have no trouble gaining future employment as a lousy waitress.
bob
November 16, 2022 at 11:06 pm
Inbred , worthless RINO slut Liz Cheney is nothing but a DISGRACE !! Republicans hate her and the socialist democrats are just using her and Miss Piggy is too stupid to realize it . Miss Piggy will either end up back in the alleys with her knee pads accepting liberal spew for a quarter or she’ll end up in the RINO dumping ground ,,,, FAKE cnn !!!
Jack
November 17, 2022 at 7:36 am
The existence or non-existence of “conspiracy theories” has nothing to do with the question of Ray Epps. Does she or doesn’t she believe Epps should be treated just as others that day have been treated? It’s a Yes or No question.
Cheney was very diplomatic in her non-answer, but it was a non-answer, just the same.
Sputnik
November 17, 2022 at 10:52 am
Come on Jan. when this little Cinderella turns back into a pumpkin!
Adrian Vance
November 17, 2022 at 11:04 am
The Cheneys are classic Washington swamp creatures. Parties, patriotism, principles mean nothing to them. They are cut from the substance of George Soros, the most evil man alive today and the Cheneys are only a cheap imitation, but a dangerous one indeed. Be sure, Liz will be back or die trying.