Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Confessed, Prosecutors Say, as Defense Scrutinizes Case
A new court filing says that Brian Cole Jr. admitted during a post-arrest interview to having built and planted the explosive devices.
(Left) The Jan. 6 pipe-bomb suspect walks a route from the Democratic National Committee headquarters to the Capitol Hill Club on the night of Jan. 5, 2021. (Right) The DNC pipe bomb photographed on Jan. 6. FBI/Graphic by The Epoch Times
Federal prosecutors say the Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach confessed to building and placing the devices.
Meanwhile, defense counsel has moved to obtain material that could test the government’s account.
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