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Ray Epps, the former Oath Keeper militia member who was caught on video on Jan. 6, 2021, telling attendees of the “Stop the Steal” rally to march down to the U.S. Capitol building, was sentenced to a year of probation for his role in the riot that took place that day — much to the chagrin of the MAGA faithful. After video of Epps circulated, people in right-wing circles speculated without evidence that he must have been some sort of government informant since he was clearly trying to trick people into committing a crime. Now, his light sentence is only fueling that speculation further. “The o…