The trial of Brian J. Cole Jr., accused of planting pipe bombs near political party headquarters, is set for February, after a judge rejected his argument that he should be covered by President Trump's January 6 pardons.
The trial of Brian J. Cole Jr., accused of planting pipe bombs near political party headquarters, is set for February, after a judge rejected his argument that he should be covered by President Trump’s January 6 pardons. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal trial has been scheduled for February 16, 2027, for Brian J. Cole Jr. , a Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters on January 5, 2021. The devices, discovered on January 6, did not detonate, but Cole faces multiple charges, including terrorism and attempting to use weapons of mass destruction. DETAIL: U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, appointed by former President Joe Biden , set the trial date during a brief…Open
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The National Pulse Nightly. Thursday, April 16, 2026 • Nº 6 Where MAGA goes to know. Presented by — Advertise here: media@thenationalpulse.com Photo of the Day Official White House Photo PHOTO: White House — From the Editor — Welcome to the real news. Today we learned that very lefty NPR is receiving $113 million in mega donations — while sites like The National Pulse continue to rely on our loyal readers for support, operating on a budget of roughly 1/150th of that. What a terrible state right-leaning media finds itself in. No wonder stories like our lead tonight scarcely get covered elsewhere. It is an absolute travesty — one you must read, share, and take seriously — given what we now know about the COVID…Open
A Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs near the DNC and RNC headquarters before January 6, 2021, now faces additional felony charges, including attempting to use weapons of mass destruction. The post J6 Pipe Bomber Hit with Additional Charges. appeared first on The National Pulse .
A Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs near the DNC and RNC headquarters before January 6, 2021, now faces additional felony charges. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Virginia, has been indicted on new felony charges for allegedly planting pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters the night before January 6, 2021. The updated indictment includes charges of attempting to use weapons of mass destruction and committing an act of terrorism while armed. DETAIL: Cole had previously been arrested in December and charged with transporting and placing the devices, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed were functional, though they did not detonate. Court filings…Open
Cole has been accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters in 2021. He was arrested by federal authorities in December following a probe that lasted nearly five years.
Lawyers for the defendant, Brian Cole Jr., filed a motion of dismissal arguing that he should be exempt from the charges based on President Trump’s pardons of some 1,500 people involved in the events at the Capitol.
Brian Cole Jr. gave a detailed confession in December, but his defense attorneys suggested he could point at a Capitol Police officer who has been cleared in the case.
Court papers show that Brian Cole Jr.’s lawyers might seek to blame a former Capitol Police officer whose name first surfaced in a right-wing media account and whom the F.B.I. briefly investigated.
"The Pardon—like it or not—applies to Mr. Cole, based on the ordinary and plain meaning of the Pardon's language as applied to the relevant facts in this case," Brian Cole, Jr.'s lawyers said