Pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole confessed, said he supports Trump
MPD Police Chief Pamela Smith and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan attend a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly planted a pipe bomb near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on January 6, 2021.
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The accused who planted the pipe bomb, Brian Cole Jr. confessed his crime crimes He contacted the FBI and told agents that he supports President Donald Trump and has anarchist views. MS NOW reported Friday.
Cole, 30, was arrested at his family’s home in Woodbridge, Virginia, on Thursday morning, nearly five years after he allegedly planted explosives outside the Republican and Democratic party offices in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
While in custody, Cole admitted to planting pipe bombs that did not explode, two sources familiar with his interview with the FBI told MS NOW.
Cole’s defense attorney, John Shoreman, did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
In this frame from the video published on March 9, 2021, a suspect is seen planting explosives near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters in Washington.
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The government told Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya at his first hearing Friday afternoon that Cole spoke to authorities for “more than four hours” the day before, NBC News reported.
Federal authorities have not yet publicly stated what Cole’s claim was that he planted the bombs.
Asked what motivations Cole may have had, Attorney General Pam Bondi said at a news conference Thursday that the investigation is ongoing.
Cole is currently charged with transporting explosives in interstate commerce with intent to kill, injure, intimidate, or unlawfully destroy property.
He is also charged with “malicious destruction or attempted malicious destruction using fire and explosives.”
“I believe there will be other charges coming,” Bondi said on Fox News Friday morning.
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