{"id":2435991,"date":"2025-05-17T15:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T19:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ed-martin-announces-monumental-shift-in-jan-6-pipe-bomber-case-its-on-his-desk\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T15:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T19:23:57","slug":"ed-martin-announces-monumental-shift-in-jan-6-pipe-bomber-case-its-on-his-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ed-martin-announces-monumental-shift-in-jan-6-pipe-bomber-case-its-on-his-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Martin Announces Monumental Shift in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber Case &#8211; It\u2019s on His Desk"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fed-martin-announces-monumental-shift-in-jan-6-pipe-bomber-case-its-on-his-desk%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=2435991&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--><p>Ed Martin, a former U.S. Attorney and Pardon Attorney, provided notable updates on the January 6 pipe bomber case during an interview with Tucker Carlson. He revealed that the case is now in his office and highlighted a new approach being taken by deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino,who has suggested a complete reassessment of the investigation,indicating that potential suspects may have been overlooked. <\/p>\n<p>Despite extensive initial investigative efforts by the FBI, including identifying persons of interest and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-arrested-after-florida-man-found-dead-in-trunk-authorities-say\/\" title=\"2 Arrested After Florida Man Found Dead in Trunk, Authorities Say\">reviewing security footage<\/a>, the individual responsible for placing two pipe bombs outside the republican and democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C., remains unidentified nearly four years later. The Commitee on House Governance has expressed frustration over the lack of progress and updates from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> regarding this critical issue.<\/p>\n<p>Martin&#8217;s insights imply that there may now be a renewed focus on resolving this case, and Bongino&#8217;s direction is seen as a beneficial shift within the FBI.The text raises questions about the political implications of solving the case and emphasizes the importance of bipartisan support to identify the perpetrator of this serious offense.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and Department of Justice Pardon Attorney Ed Martin gave journalist Tucker Carlson a major update on the January 6 pipe bomber case.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Carlson posted his interview with Martin from &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dave-smith-tells-tucker-carlson-turning-joe-rogan-right-move-kamala-will-exposed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> Show&rdquo; in which Martin said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got the pipe bomber case in my office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then noted that Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino was taking a different approach to the case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bongino said to the FBI, &lsquo;Change all the agents. Everybody look at it again,&rsquo;&rdquo; Martin continued, telling Carlson there were potential suspects overlooked, wondering if the mishandling of so many cases like the pipe bomber situation is due to incompetence or something more nefarious.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ed Martin was on his way to cleaning up Washington as the new U.S. Attorney, until Senate Republicans decided he was too sincere and killed his nomination.<\/p>\n<p>(0:00) Introduction<br \/> (1:20) Ed Martin&rsquo;s Response to the Crazed Leftist Who Spit in His Face<br \/> (7:21) Why Would Republican&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WBtNxdnAqg\">pic.twitter.com\/WBtNxdnAqg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1922699037465104893?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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one outside of Republican National Headquarters and another outside Democratic National Headquarters, both in D.C. &mdash; that were discovered on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In that report, the Committee summed up the situation by saying, &ldquo;Nearly four years later, federal law enforcement has yet to identity the individual responsible for planting the pipe bombs, which remains one of the unanswered questions from that day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the early weeks of the investigation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kash-patel-breaks-major-news-fbi-hq-fox-interview-didnt-know-going\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI<\/a> took <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >significant investigative steps<\/a>, identifying multiple persons of interest, issuing search warrants, reviewing hours of security camera footage, and analyzing the components of the pipe bombs,&rdquo; the report added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite the threat the pipe bombs posed to Congress and the public and the role they played in diverting resources away from the Capitol, federal law enforcement has refused to provide substantive updates to Congress about the status of the investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With Martin&rsquo;s update, it sounds like real progress could be made in identifying the culprit.<\/p>\n<p>The new perspective on the pipe bomber case speaks to Bongino&rsquo;s much-needed approach at the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>He is not in the role of deputy director as a careerist looking to climb the ladder for personal gain, nor is he in that role for the income.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2025\/03\/18\/public-service-exemplar-worthy-jfks-entreaty-bongino-gave-up-broadcast-podcast-fbi-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Signal<\/a> indicated Bongino has raked in millions of dollars from his nationally syndicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pope-preparing-resign-senior-vatican-cardinal-slip-italian-radio-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">radio<\/a> show before coming to the FBI, and is worth at least tens of millions of dollars due to his stake in video platform Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>His current position does not leave him and his family wanting, but sees him making $144,000 to $201,000 annually, according to that report.<\/p>\n<p>Shouldn&rsquo;t solving the pipe bomber case get bipartisan support?<\/p>\n<p>Democrats&rsquo; favorite pastime is bringing up January 6, seeing that we had to sit through hearing after hearing as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnns-harry-enten-says-trumps-approval-ratings-suddenly-surging-beyond-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> and other leftist networks ran multiple specials on that day.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like if anyone wants this case closed, it would be them.<\/p>\n<p>That is not to say Bongino or Martin should worry about the political ramifications of the investigation. 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He expressed concerns about potential suspects being overlooked and questioned whether issues in handling such cases stem from incompetence or something more sinister. Despite efforts by federal law enforcement, including identifying persons of interest and reviewing security footage, no one has been identified as responsible for planting two pipe bombs outside both Republican and Democratic National Headquarters on January 6, 2021. The situation remains unresolved nearly four years later, prompting calls for bipartisan support to close this case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2435992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Martin-Jan-6.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50500,32087,33211,33108,55453],"class_list":["post-2435991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ed-martin","tag-jan-6","tag-legal-news","tag-monumental-shift","tag-pipe-bomber-case"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Martin-Jan-6.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435991","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435991"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435995,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435991\/revisions\/2435995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}