A motion by one of the Proud Boys’ defense attorneys in the Jan. 6 trial seeks to subpoena Ray Epps, who’s long been accused of working with the government and instigating violence that day. In a court document circulating on social media Friday, Proud Boys defendant Dominic Pezzola asked the Court to authorize the witness subpoena of Epps to provide testimony on his involvement.

“Video recordings introduced previously in the trial show Ray Epps interacting with Dominic Pezzola (and Ryan Samsel and many others) on the Capitol grounds on January 6,” the request states.

“Upon information and belief, Epps was playing a role of instigator, urging Pezzola, Samsel and many others to push forward to get closer to the Capitol,” the request continued. “In some cases, Epps was telling demonstrators that “reinforcements were on the way” from some undisclosed source, upon information and belief from several sources.”

Pezzola’s petition added that footage […]