***Update 1:44 PM: The FBI arrested Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, VA.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the FBI had no new evidence. The evidence has been at the DOJ for years, and the Biden administration never acted on it.
The DOJ charged Cole with 18 U.S.C. §841 – Use of an explosive device.
The investigation is ongoing, and Cole could face more charges.
Authorities are currently executing search warrants.
The FBI has arrested a suspect in connection with the January 6, 2021, pipe bomb case.
A person was caught on camera placing pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committees in DC before the Capitol Hill riots.
It only took almost five years.
The FBI and others have not released more information. The suspect is expected to be in court later today.
In 2023, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) demanded answers from then-FBI Director Christopher Wray over the investigation.
Massie told Wray that FBI Assistant Director Steven D’Antuono allegedly said during an “interview some of the phone data that could have helped authorities track down who was responsible for the pipe bomb was ‘corrupted’ and ‘unusable.’”
Wray wouldn’t answer if the FBI interviewed the man who alerted authorities about the bombs:
WRAY: “Well, again, I don’t want to speculate about specific individuals. I will tell you that we have done thousands of interviews, reviewed something like 40,000 video files of which this is one, assessed 500 something tips —”MASSIE: “Have you interviewed that person?“WRAY: “We — we have conducted all logical investigative steps and interviewed all logical individuals at this point.“MASSIE: “Then you need 900 days — you need to tell us what you found, because we’re finding stuff you haven’t released into the public.”
Wray evaded the questions using the age-old excuse: “cannot comment on an ongoing investigation.”
On January 2, 2025, Massie and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) released a damning report on the bombing, including the FBI’s investigation.
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