Quote:A federal judge in Delaware has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Ray Epps against Fox News over claims made about Epps’ involvement in the January 6 riot at the Capitol. Earlier this year, Epps was sentenced to one year of probation for his role in the events on January 6 after he admitted to engaging in disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds.

Epps sued Fox News in July 2023, alleging that the network falsely portrayed him as a federal agent to be a “scapegoat” during its news coverage. This accusation stemmed from claims after coverage of the event that Epps “was an undercover FBI agent and was responsible for the mob that violently broke into the Capitol.”

According to court filings, Epps traveled to Washington, DC, on January 4, 2021, to attend the "Stop the Steal" rally. On the day of January 6, Epps was talking to a protestor attempting to break through a barricade and said, “Relax, the cops are doing their job,” FBI records showed.

Prior to filing his lawsuit, Epps appeared in an interview with 60 Minutes in 2023 where he claimed that he and his wife sold their Arizona ranch and moved to Utah due to harassment from news reports.

Epps alleged that Fox News knowing promoted what his attorneys described as “destructive conspiracy theories” regarding his involvement in the riot. However, federal Judge Jennifer J. Hall has dismissed Epps’ defamation lawsuit.

In response to the judge’s decision, Fox News issued a statement highlighting two other recent defamation lawsuits brought against the company that have been dismissed. The lawsuits included one by former Biden administration disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz and another involving former Hunter Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski.

“Following the dismissals of the Jankowicz, Bobulinski, and now Epps cases, FOX News is pleased with these back-to-back decisions from federal courts preserving the press freedoms of the First Amendment,” said the network.

(11-27-2024 09:29 PM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  Ray Epps deserves to be in bang-your-arse prison much more than many who are currently (and hopefully temporarily) incarcerated.

(11-28-2024 12:56 PM)Eldonabe Wrote:  

(11-27-2024 09:29 PM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  Ray Epps deserves to be in bang-your-arse prison much more than many who are currently (and hopefully temporarily) incarcerated.

Considering what everyone could plainly see on the clips, what he was doing was far more inciteful than 90% of the stuff people are serving time for at this moment.

I just do not get it?

(11-28-2024 12:56 PM)Eldonabe Wrote:  Considering what everyone could plainly see on the clips, what he was doing was far more inciteful than 90% of the stuff people are serving time for at this moment.

I just do not get it?