US EditionWashington pipe bomb suspect has confessed, prosecutors say
Brian Cole confessed to planting unexploded pipe bombs at both party headquarters, citing distrust in election integrity and disapproval of both parties, prosecutors said.
- On Jan. 5, 2021, Brian Cole, 30, of Virginia planted two IEDs outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., and neither exploded.
- Cole told investigators he believed the 2020 election had been tampered with, disliked both parties, was not openly political, and was influenced by YouTube, Reddit, and The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
- During a 90-minute interview, prosecutors say Cole, arrested on Dec. 4, detailed building, transporting, and planting pipe bombs, with credit card records and bomb components found in his home.
- Facing detainment requests, Brian Cole is due in court Tuesday for a detention hearing in Washington federal court as prosecutors urged detention, charging him with two explosives-related offenses.
- The arrest caps a five-year investigation reopened at FBI direction, and the pipe bombs were found about 1 p.m. on Jan. 6, diverting police during the Capitol riot.
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Grand jury secures indictment against DC pipe bomb suspect, but judge hits pause
A federal magistrate judge said Tuesday a local grand jury has secured a federal indictment against the suspect in the D.C. pipe bomb case, but he has not yet accepted it. Judge Matthew Sharbaugh said at a hearing that a D.C. Superior Court grand jury approved an indictment against Brian Cole Jr. on the two federal charges already alleged in a complaint. The case stems from…
Judge says he will rule on the pretrial detention of alleged J6 pipe bomber in the next day or so
The defense attorneys are pushing for Cole to be placed on house arrest at his grandmother's house in Gainesville, Virginia, where he would also wear an ankle monitor, which could give the Court the assurance it needs that he won't flee.
Thomas Massie Cites Blaze Reporters Who Smeared Capitol Police Officer as Pipe Bomber While Promoting Conspiracy Theory
Screenshot via This Past Weekend Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) shared a story from the two reporters who falsely accused a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber while promoting a fresh conspiracy theory about how the FBI got the wrong man on Tuesday. “FBI claims an autistic man they arrested last month, 5 years after J6, is a lone wolf who planned, built, and placed the pipe bombs. They want to wrap up the case and put a b…
Jan 6 bomber’s lawyer calls out legal flub by Jeanine Pirro
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a former Fox News host, was called out by the lawyers for the accused Jan. 6 bomber, Brian Cole, for trying to influence the jury pool before the case even went to trial. Legal reporter Josh Gerstein and national security analyst Marcy Wheeler pointed out that Pirro may be putting Cole's case at risk with her latest filing. "Accused pipe bomber Brian Cole's bid for bail notes that Juicebox Jeanine hasn't been followi…
Brian Cole's Lawyers Admonish Jeanine Pirro for Yapping Her Mouth
When DOJ released its detention memo for accused January 6 pipe bomber Brian Cole, the MAGAts showed almost no interest; they’re too busy claiming to have discovered benefits fraud in Minnesota first charged under Merrick Garland’s DOJ. But Jeanine Pirro did. She want on social media and repeated the apparent miscitation of Cole’s own words I laid out here, treating a comment made in the present tense this month — “I really don’t like either par…
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