US EditionPipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says
Brian J. Cole Jr. told investigators he targeted both parties after 'something snapped' post-2020 election and planted viable pipe bombs hours before the Capitol attack.
- Brian J. Cole Jr., 30, confessed to placing two pipe bombs in Washington, targeting political parties because they were 'in charge,' according to a Justice Department memo.
- Cole expressed sympathy for claims that the 2020 election was stolen and admitted to feeling disenchanted by the election results.
- Evidence against Cole includes bomb-making equipment found at his home and cellphone records connecting him to the pipe bombs placed near the RNC and DNC on January 5, 2021.
- Cole stated he believed someone needed to 'speak up' if voting rights were being tampered with, according to prosecutors.
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Brian Cole: DOJ Memo Explains Pipe Bombs Placed At RNC, DNC
Source: Tom Williams / Getty The man accused of placing pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) the night before the Capitol Riot has told investigators that he did it because someone needed to “speak up” for the people who believed the 2020 election was stolen. According to AP, the allegations against Brian J. Cole Jr., who was arrested earlier this month for placing the pipe bombs…
Ahead of alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber's Tuesday court appearance, attorneys urge judge to release him before trial
Prince William County police seal the street in front of the home of suspected Jan. 6, 2021, pipe bomber on Dec. 4, 2025, in Woodbridge, Virginia. (Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for the Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs outside of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are urging a judge to release him pending tr…
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‘Just Snapped’: Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Brian Cole Jr.’s Confession Revealed In Court Docs
By Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation | December 29, 2025 Federal prosecutors told a judge that the man suspected of planting pipe bombs near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters in January 2021 confessed to the crime in an affidavit filed Sunday. The Department of Justice announced Dec. 4 the arrest of Brian Cole Jr. on charges of transporting an explosive device and attempted malicious de…
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