Hemphill’s actions seemingly pale in comparison to those of provocateur Ray Epps, who was caught on film telling a crowd the night before the “Capitol is our enemy,” and that they should “go into the Capitol,” in addition to being filmed breaching barricades and clashing with police on the Capitol steps – however, Epps for whatever reason has faced no repercussions for participating in, or helping coordinate the initial breach.

I should think it's obvious. Epps is working with the government. The real question is whether he turned on the other protesters as part of a deal or if he was working with them from the beginning.