#Virginia man #BrianCole accused of planting #pipebombs before #Jan6 #Capitolriot

The suspect was identified as #BrianColeJr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/04/suspect-arrest-jan-6-pipe-bomb-investigation/87601036007/

Virginia man Brian Cole accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The pipe bombs were placed near the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees on the night of Jan. 5, 2021.

USA TODAY
The FBI has arrested a 30-year-old Virginia man and charged him with planting a pair of pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/crime-legal/capitol-riot-pipe-bomber-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #fbi #capitolriot #donaldtrump #terrorism
Man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of U.S. Capitol riot

The arrest followed a lengthy investigation in which the FBI had long struggled to identify a suspect.

The Japan Times

Here are all of Trump's political enemies that have been charged or investigated (so far)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-political-enemies-investigated-charged

Over the weekend, conservative outlet The Blaze released a story that claimed to identify the Jan. 6 attempted pipe bomber as a former Capitol Police officer who later joined the CIA. It was grist to the mill for right wingers who have long believed that the laying of the bombs was an inside job. But now, the story is falling apart. @TheBulwark explains the full story.

https://flip.it/sH7Aoy

#CapitolRiot #CapitolInsurrection #MAGA #GOP #TheBlaze #News #USNews

The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb

The right-wing outlet claimed to solve the Jan. 6th pipe-bomb mystery. Things quickly looked less certain.

The Bulwark

Two U.S. federal prosecutors have been put on leave after they filed a legal brief which used the words "mob of rioters" in reference to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White had filed a sentencing memorandum in the case of Taylor Taranto, a pardoned Capitol rioter who was facing separate charges related to a June 2023 arrest near former President Barack Obama's home. Taranto is set to be sentenced on Thursday and the Justice Department plans to recommend he serve 27 months in prison.

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#USLaw #USJusticeDepartment #CapitolRiot #CapitolInsurrection #TrumpAdministration

DOJ places on leave 2 prosecutors who said 'mob' of 'rioters' carried out Jan. 6 attack

ABC News
Fact Check: Many Of 274 FBI Agents Noted In Internal Report Were Responding To January 6 Capitol Riot -- Report Says They Were Not 'Undercover' Or 'Embedded' In Crowd

Did the FBI have 274 plainclothes agents undercover and embedded in January 6 crowds at the US Capitol? No, that's not true: Many of 274 FBI agents documented in a report were part of the law enforcement response after the...

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See the man circled here? That's E.J. Antoni, Trump's Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee, walking through a crowd of Capitol rioters.

We've got an archive of 500+ Parler videos taken during Jan. 6. You can spot Antoni starting at around 1:41 here: https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/?id=nkL4Fpk5C8U1

#Trump #Government #EJAntoni #Jan6 #CapitolRiot #Video #DC

Former acting FBI director Brian Driscoll’s abrupt firing by Kash Patel spotlights a chilling purge tied to Trump’s vendetta against agents defending the Capitol on January 6. No cause was given, raising alarms about political retaliation in federal law enforcement. Discover the full story by John Amato: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/08/kash-patel-fires-former-director #JohnAmato #FBI #BrianDriscoll #KashPatel #TrumpAdministration #January6 #Insurrection #FederalLawEnforcement #CapitolRiot #Reuters
Kash Patel Fires FBI's Jan 6th Investigator

More unwarranted firings against agents trying to defend the US Constitution against Trump

Crooks and Liars
How This Selfie Proved a Cop Died in the Line of Duty Nine Days Later

This selfie helped in a landmark ruling.

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