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A Jan. 6 defendant who has been the target of conspiracy theories was sentenced to one year of probation on Tuesday.

Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg decided Ray Epps would serve one year of probation after Department of Justice prosecutors asked for six months of jail time. Epps was one of the first Jan. 6 defendants to breach the Capitol perimeter on the day of the riot.

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Speaking to MSNBC's Melissa Murray on Thursday, the lawyer for Ray Epps explained that the Jan. 6 attacker was not only not an FBI agent or a plant, but that the conservatives that implied it have destroyed his life.

But Epps has been targeted by Republican lawmakers like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Though it's unclear if such a lawsuit against lawmakers would be an option.

"The new lawsuit turns up the legal heat on Fox, which is facing a season of accountability," explained Murray. "The network has already settled two multimillion-dollar suits with Dominion and a former producer and, it is in the middle of a billion-dollar legal battle with Smartmatic."...