{"id":1948167,"date":"2023-06-15T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corrupted-phone-data-hindered-jan-6-pipe-bomber-search-ex-fbi-official-says\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T14:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T18:13:20","slug":"corrupted-phone-data-hindered-jan-6-pipe-bomber-search-ex-fbi-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corrupted-phone-data-hindered-jan-6-pipe-bomber-search-ex-fbi-official-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Phone data corruption impeded Jan. 6 pipe bomber search, ex-FBI official claims."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcorrupted-phone-data-hindered-jan-6-pipe-bomber-search-ex-fbi-official-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1948167&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>FBI Investigators Encounter Data Corruption in January 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>FBI investigators faced a frustrating setback in their January 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-fbi-is-just-now-asking-basic-questions-about-jan-6-pipe-bombs-a-year-into-its-investigation\/\" title=\"Whistleblower: FBI Is Just Now Asking Basic Questions About Jan. 6 Pipe Bombs \u2014 A Year Into Its Investigation\">pipe bomb investigation<\/a> when they discovered that phone carrier data had been corrupted. This revelation was shared by a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/semiconductors-emerge-as-battleground-in-u-s-china-race-to-make-global-tech-norms-in-their-image\/\" title=\"Semiconductors Emerge as Battleground in U.S.-China Race to Make Global Tech Norms in Their Image\">senior bureau official<\/a> who led the inquiry, Steve D\u2019Antuono, during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-jr-i-wont-jump-on-bandwagon-to-cancel-sen-cruz\/\" title=\"Don Jr.: I won\u2019t jump on bandwagon to cancel Sen. Cruz\">closed-door interview<\/a> with the House Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<p>In a newly released transcript excerpt, D\u2019Antuono discussed how the use of geofencing technology to identify the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-raises-reward-for-pipe-bomb-suspect-info-to-six-figures\/\" title=\"FBI Raises Reward For Pipe Bomb Suspect Info To Six Figures\">pipe bomb suspect<\/a> was hindered by the corrupted data. The suspect, captured in surveillance video sitting on a bench in Washington, D.C., appeared to be holding a phone. D\u2019Antuono expressed his disappointment, stating, &#8220;It just \u2013 unusual circumstance that we have corrupt data from one of the providers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although D\u2019Antuono could not recall the specific carrier, he emphasized the significance of the missing information and the impact it had on the investigation. He lamented, &#8220;So that is painful for us to not have that. So we looked at everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More than two years after the incident, the suspect, who remains unidentified, planted a pair of pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee\u2019s and Democratic National Committee\u2019s offices in Washington, D.C., on January 5, 2021, the night before the Capitol riot on January 6. The devices were discovered approximately 17 hours later.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI continues to take the investigation seriously and has increased the reward for information to $500,000. They urge anyone with relevant information to come forward.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1686769858594000&#038;usg=AOvVaw29MU9w81PAp3j3uHg4Fp5m\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Additional Insights from the Transcript Excerpts<\/h3>\n<p>The released transcript excerpts also shed light on other aspects of the investigation. D\u2019Antuono revealed that the gender of the suspect was unknown during his tenure and dismissed claims of the pipe bomb scare being a diversion as &#8220;pure speculation.&#8221; He also questioned the effectiveness of the pipe bombs, considering their one<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corrupted-phone-data-hindered-jan-6-pipe-bomber-search-ex-fbi-official-says\/\" title=\"Phone data corruption impeded Jan. 6 pipe bomber search, ex-FBI official claims.\">-hour kitchen timer components<\/a>, admitting, &#8220;Maybe they weren&#8217;t supposed to go off. We can&#8217;t \u2014we don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The excerpts were included in a letter dated June 14, addressed to FBI Director Christopher Wray. The letter, co-signed by Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and three subcommittee chairmen, including Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), reiterated the demand for a briefing on the status of the pipe bomb investigation, along with various documents and communications. A deadline of June 28 was set for the FBI to respond.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire has reached out to the FBI for comment on the new letter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former senior FBI official leading the January 6 pipe bomb investigation revealed that corrupted phone carrier data hindered their progress. Steve D&#8217;Antuono, the ex-assistant director of the FBI&#8217;s Washington Field Office, shared this frustration with the House Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1948168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[7225,4856,8773,6441,11460,28735,6936,4808,3736,4227,5990],"class_list":["post-1948167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-bomber","tag-claims","tag-corruption","tag-data","tag-ex-fbi","tag-impeded","tag-jan","tag-official","tag-phone","tag-pipe","tag-search"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1948168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}