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
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s mass pardons for supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol don’t apply to a Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties.
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.
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.
Chairman Barry Loudermilk says that the phone data is essential for determining how the FBI failed to identify the suspect for years, despite being in possession of all the data different investigators later used to make the connection.