The man shown above is Ray Epps, an Arizona cattle rancher who is seen in several videos encouraging Trump supporters attending the January 6, 2021 “Stop The Steal” rally in Washington, DC to storm and ENTER the Capitol Building.  Yet now, nearly a year later, he has not been charged with any crime, let alone arrested.  Meanwhile, hundreds of people, some of whom didn’t even enter the building, are languishing in Federal prisons, even in solitary confinement.

At the same time, the case against the men accused of plotting to kidnap, and possibly murder Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer because of her severe Covid-19 lockdowns is falling apart.  What do these two situations have in common?  They both are apparent examples of FBI agents or informants being used to encourage and/or engage in violent acts.  The definition of that is called “entrapment”, and is absolutely illegal.  Why have they apparently done that?  What has happened to the FBI?

The fact that this is occurring is bad enough, but even worse is that there is so little pushback from Republican politicians to expose these abuses.  Is there some reason why they’re not?  J. Edgar Hoover, the first Director of the FBI, notoriously kept secret files on many Washington officials, politicians and bureaucrats alike.  Some biographers have speculated that he did that so he could cover up his own not too insignificant peccadillos by threatening to expose the private lives of anyone who might challenge him.  

This web of intrigue gradually permeated the Bureau hierarchy over the years, often promoting not the best, but the most politically savvy candidates to positions of power within the agency.  They in turn promoted their toadies and sycophants, making the situation worse year by year.  It wasn’t until Donald Trump came on the scene that they ran into a totally different animal who wasn’t subject to the standard threats and intimidations.  So, he had to be brought down by whatever means possible.  Thus “Crossfire-Hurricane” and the Russia Hoax were born.  Those strategies led to a concerted effort to bring down a sitting president with the full cooperation of the Democratic Party.

It may turn out that the FBI, turned FBE, is beyond saving.  It may need to be disbanded, and another, untainted federal law enforcement agency take its place.  Obviously, not all members of the FBI have become bad actors, but the stench of corruption has permeated the barrel.