Judge sets February trial for man charged with planting pipe bombs on the eve of the Capitol riot
The judge rejected a pardon claim and said the trial should last about two weeks.
- U.S. District Judge Amir Ali set a Feb. 16 trial date for Brian J. Cole Jr., who faces charges for planting pipe bombs near the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters.
- On Monday, Judge Ali ruled that President Donald Trump's mass pardons for Capitol rioters did not apply to Cole, rejecting defense arguments that his alleged actions were "inextricably and demonstrably tethered" to the Jan. 6 events.
- Prosecutors allege Cole placed two pipe bombs near party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot; a grand jury indicted him on four counts, including acts of terrorism, after he gave a confession to FBI agents.
- The trial is scheduled to last about two weeks, and lawyer Zachary Lawson told Judge Ali that defense attorneys and prosecutors have not discussed a plea deal to resolve the case.
- Cole was arrested nearly a year after Trump pardoned over 1,500 people charged in the Jan. 6 attack, yet Judge Ali clarified that the blanket pardons applied only to those convicted of crimes related to the riot.
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Trial Date Set for Alleged J6 Pipe Bomber After Judge Rejects Pardon Claim.
The trial of Brian J. Cole Jr., accused of planting pipe bombs near political party headquarters, is set for February, after a judge rejected his argument that he should be covered by President Trump’s January 6 pardons.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal trial has been scheduled for February 16, 2027, for Brian J. Cole Jr., a Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters on Janu…
Trial for alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber set for February
Brian Cole Jr. is seen in this undated yearbook photo from the C.D. Hylton High School in 2013. (C.D. Hylton High School) (WASHINGTON) — Brian Cole Jr., the Virginia man charged with placing pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, is set to go to trial in February, a federal judge said during a court hearing Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali…
Judge sets February trial for man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of the Capitol riot
The trial for Brian J. Cole Jr. is set to begin Feb. 16 and last about two weeks. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali set the trial date during a brief hearing Wednesday.
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February Trial Scheduled For Virginia Man Charged In RNC, DNC Pipe Bomb Case
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