Former “Bob's Burger” actor Jay Johnston encourages protesters to push towards the Capitol while he's carrying tear gas on January 6, 2021 He said he witnessed the
Johnston told Blaze News in an exclusive interview with “Black Listed” from Hollywood after being fired from his role in the hit animated series and was convicted of taking part in a protest at Capitol.
The actor, who has since received a full pardon from President Trump, revealed that on January 6th, he witnessed Epps making strange demands on the crowd.
“We did this at boot camp!”
“I was standing next to those who started the discussion, there were protesters,” Johnston recalls. “After one man was screaming at the police, another protester came up to him and started screaming at him, then they were communicating with each other right in front of me,” he continued.
“I was like, 'Why are these two protesters fighting? Why is this guy screaming at this guy with a big mouth?” And this other guy It turns out to be Ray Epps and has been identified as a possible government employee. ”
EPPS was widely theorized to be an insider in government or law enforcement after showing that on January 5th it encouraged crowds to enter the Capitol building the next day.
In the footage, Epps said, “We need to go to the Capitol! Inside The Houses of Parliament! “We're not here, man. We're here to raid the Capitol.”
“I think he is [a government employee]”Johnston continued.” [Epps] He came there and was like, “Oh, come on, guys.” Tear gas is then fired up into the crowd. …I can't even breathe. So I put on my heels and started running away, and I saw Ray Epps in the background saying, “Breathe it, you did this in p*** ies! Bootcamp! Come on, you p *** ies! '”
Johnston explained that Epps was standing “in tear gas” and “screaming to people.”
“Well, he's like a former Marine or something.” I didn't think about it, but I found it a bit interesting.
Ray Epps gestures at the line of Red Trump hats, center and law enforcement officials, as people gather in the west front of the U.S. Capitol. Photos by Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Reminiscing the events that followed that day, Johnston said it was “naive” to think that confidential informants and human sources would not be planted in the crowd.
“A lot of this is looking back because I didn't have a filter for the event saying, “Who might be a government asset,” so who is the informant or [confidential human source]'” Johnston recalled.
According to NBC NewsJohnston pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing an officer during a civil disability and was sentenced to one year and one day.
Johnston told Blaze News that his sentence was made through a plea bargain and was scheduled to go to prison on February 6, 2025, but an amnesty was issued by the president.
“Thank God to Trump. He intervened,” Johnston said.
Johnston was noted to have helped at least four others at the Capitol, where he was injured by tear gas, and helped wash his eyes. However, he was also accused of being part of a group that had fixed DC Metro police officers to door frames. The accusations led to his belief.
Johnston denied the way his actions were characterized by media outlets.
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