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The man who is accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices on Jan. 5, 2021, told investigators he was "disappointed" in the results of the 2020 election, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro.
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
The arrest of a Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect blows up a right-wing conspiracy theory espoused by many in the MAGAverse.
The suspect accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, made his initial appearance in court Friday.
Federal officials allege that Brian Cole Jr. purchased products consistent with the components of pipe bombs in previous months.
The arrest came after years of false leads and speculation over who planted the bombs near the Capitol before the Jan. 6 riot.
The quiet calm of a weekday morning in a Woodbridge, Virginia, neighborhood was suddenly interrupted Thursday by a loud siren, two Humvee-style vehicles and a group of SWAT-like figures in camouflage,