New Jan 6 Tapes: They Lied to Us, w/ Darren Beattie (runs Revolver News)

Youtube video about 20 min

Summary - Glenn speaks with Darren Beattie who runs Revolver News. They point out what many already know about Jan 6 but there are some things people may not know - Ray Epps featured in a NY Times documentary about Jan6 to portray the event as a 'day of rage'. Epps is represented by a lawyer connected to David Brock (Media Matters), who works at Perkins Coie (sp?), and it's highly unlikely Epps could afford their services, so this brings forth additional questions about Epps and his connections. Oh yeah, Epps was the former head of the Arizona chapter of the Oath Keepers, so there's even more questions to ponder there as well.

The more that comes out, the more it seems appropriate to issue pardons to Jan6 defendants.

Nov 21, 2023

Greenwald - some video just released shows people coming into the Capitol without any violence at all. What does it say that it took almost 3 years to get this much video out?

Beattie - Severe reluctance to provide us with anything that contradicts the narrative that Jan 6 exceeds even 9/11, and Biden even compared it to the Civil War. That narrative is used as a pretext to further the national security state against the People. Revolver News was at the forefront of challenging this narrative. People know the crowd was provoked. The Capitol Police opened the doors in many instances. This video allows the public to understand what happened. There should still be more video coming out.

Greenwald - Usually one of the duties of the media is to insist on transparency. But that didn't really happen. Why do you think that is?

Beattie - NY Times did a documentary, cherry picked scenes, called "January 6, Day of Rage", and this featured Ray Epps, and they thought his participation was so egregious that they showed him multiple times in order to portray the severity of the event.

Greenwald - What do these new clips show us regarding the narrative that we've all been fed?

Beattie - This reinforces that the overwhelming majority of cases were people that were just let in, did not destroy property or assault officers and just went with the flow with what must have been a very surreal experience. Then they're out in five minutes, next thing they know they are treated like Osama Bin Laden. When the crowd goes in and the cops are not opposing it, you don't register the fact you are putting yourself in the position of a future domestic terrorist and then your life is ruined. Outside footage shows provocative actions by the Capitol Police and much of the violent behavior seems to have been precipitated by the police.

Greenwald - Only a small percentage were charged with using violence. People are convicted of non-violent crimes and going to prison for years and it's unbelievable that left liberals cheer this on, given the precedence this creates.

Let's talk about Ray Epps. He seems to have played a very central role. He was really provoking people to storm the capitol. Others went to prison and he never did, and now he is suing people for accusing him of being affiliated with the government. Does the fact that he's finally been charged settle any questions about him?

Beattie - No not at all. You can't wait two years and then slap him with a misdemeanor charge that does not align at all with how others got treated. The manner of prosecutorial discretion is very telling. Early on the guy in charge of the prosecutions said they were going after the conspicuous cases. Ray Epps was the most visible and among the first put on the most wanted list. NY Times chose Epps for a reason.

He was the former head of the Arizona Oath Keepers, the most demonized group other than the Proud Boys. Not only did they wait two years, and warn him about it, while others got the SWAT treatment, this charge fits in well with the defamation suits he's filing.

So his charging just shows the desperation of the regime.

Guess who the lawyer is for Ray Epps in the defamation cases? It'd David Brock, or a lawyer that worked for him (from Media Matters). This lawyer is from Perkins Coie (sp?).

Greenwald - This firm is extremely expensive so it's hard to believe Epps is able to pay for their services.