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CIA Deployed Bomb Technicians to Capitol Area on Jan. 6, New Records Show

Text messages obtained by Judicial Watch indicate two CIA bomb technicians helped with the Democratic National Committee pipe bomb on Jan. 6, 2021.
CIA Deployed Bomb Technicians to Capitol Area on Jan. 6, New Records Show
A U.S. Capitol Police bomb robot responds to discovery of a pipe bomb at the Democratic National Committee just before 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Capitol Police/Graphic by The Epoch Times
Joseph M. Hanneman
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The Central Intelligence Agency deployed two bomb technicians to assist with a pipe bomb found at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6 and there were “several CIA dog teams on standby,” according to records obtained by Judicial Watch.

References to CIA involvement on Jan. 6 were included in text messages obtained from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under a U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit Judicial Watch filed in 2023 against the U.S. Department of Justice.
Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.