{"id":2518140,"date":"2025-12-05T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-pipe-bomb-suspect-reportedly-confessed-to-planting-devices-outside-rnc-and-dnc\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T18:34:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T23:34:42","slug":"breaking-pipe-bomb-suspect-reportedly-confessed-to-planting-devices-outside-rnc-and-dnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-pipe-bomb-suspect-reportedly-confessed-to-planting-devices-outside-rnc-and-dnc\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Pipe Bomb Suspect Reportedly Confessed to Planting Devices Outside RNC and DNC"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbreaking-pipe-bomb-suspect-reportedly-confessed-to-planting-devices-outside-rnc-and-dnc%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=2518140&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>A Virginia man, Brian Cole Jr., 30, has confessed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-republicans-fbi-waited-over-a-year-to-fully-investigate-jan-6-pipe-bombs\/\" title=\"House Judiciary ...s: FBI Waited Over a Year to Fully Investigate Jan. 6 Pipe Bombs\">planting pipe bombs<\/a> outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., just before the january 6, 2021 Capitol attack. He faces charges of transporting explosives with intent to harm and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-says-jan-6-pipe-bomb-suspect-purchased-bomb-parts-in-2019\/\" title=\"FBI says Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect purchased bomb parts in 2019\">attempted malicious destruction<\/a> using explosives,possibly resulting in up to 30 years in prison if convicted. Even though Cole claimed he believed that Donald Trump had actually won the 2020 election, his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >true motive remains unclear<\/a>, with conflicting statements from him and some indications linking him to anarchist views. cole is being held in detention pending a December 15 hearing. The case was re-examined following renewed FBI scrutiny, with criticism that key evidence had been overlooked during the Biden management.  <\/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>The Virginia man who&rsquo;s been charged with planting pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committees in Washington, D.C., just before the Capitol incursion on Jan. 6, 2021, reportedly confessed to the crime Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Cole Jr., 30, did not enter a plea during his appearance in D.C. federal court Friday and will be held in detention pending a Dec. 15 hearing, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/05\/us-news\/dc-pipe-bomb-suspect-admits-to-planting-devices-outside-dnc-rnc-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to The New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>He has been charged with one count of transporting explosives across state lines with intent to kill, injure, and cause damage, along with one count of attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.<\/p>\n<p>Cole faces up to 10 years in prison on the first count, and up to 20 years on the second if he&rsquo;s convicted.<\/p>\n<p>The Post also reported that Cole told investigators he &ldquo;had bought into claims that Donald Trump really won that election and not Democrat Joe Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\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\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But his true motive remains unclear as the process continues to play out. Cole&rsquo;s four-hour interview with law enforcement was broad in scope and included conflicting statements.<\/p>\n<p>A national Republican operative told The Post there was &ldquo;zero indication&rdquo; Cole was ever a Trump voter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper skewered for calling black DC pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. a &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wnba-ripped-to-shreds-for-still-lionizing-george-floyd-in-2025\/\" title=\"Watch: WNBA Ripped to Shreds for Still Lionizing George Floyd in 2025\">white man&#038;rsquo<\/a>; on air <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dvfS6wuRMF\">https:\/\/t.co\/dvfS6wuRMF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XzWblGenm1\">pic.twitter.com\/XzWblGenm1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1996765086757597474?\">December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cole did not appear to have registered with either party in Virginia and did not vote in primary races &mdash; but did cast ballots in general elections in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024,&rdquo; the article said.<\/p>\n<p>After Cole was initially identified, however, he was linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollak-five-key-points-from-ketanji-brown-jacksons-tough-day-in-the-senate\/\" title=\"Pollak: Five Key Points from Ketanji Brown Jackson&#039;s Tough Day in the Senate\">radical political views<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Authorities have not yet determined a motive, a law enforcement official said. But the suspect has been linked to statements in support of anarchist ideology, said two people briefed on the arrest,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/fbi-arrest-pipe-bomb-dnc-rnc-jan-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according&nbsp;<\/a>to MS NOW.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VIDEO: Attorney General Pam Bondi blamed the Biden administration for allowing the DC pipe bomb case to languish for 4 years. The key evidence had been &ldquo;sitting at the FBI&rdquo; all along, Bondi said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJNwExfzTK\">pic.twitter.com\/EJNwExfzTK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/1996660420401418577?\">December 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cole&rsquo;s arrest came after FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino led a re-examination of the case.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday that key evidence had been &ldquo;sitting at the FBI&rdquo; during the Biden administration, but only came to light after the Trump administration officials reviewed the evidence.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Brian Cole Jr., 30, appeared in federal court in D.C. on Friday but did not enter a plea. He will remain detained until a hearing scheduled for December 15. Cole faces charges including transporting explosives across state lines with intent to harm and attempted malicious destruction using explosives, carrying potential sentences of up to 10 and 20 years respectively if convicted. According to reports, Cole told investigators he believed claims that Donald Trump had actually won the election over Joe Biden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2518141,"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\/12\/Bongino-vs-Cole.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32327,7705,37075,6915,68332],"class_list":["post-2518140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-breaking-news","tag-dnc","tag-pipe-bomb","tag-rnc","tag-suspect-confession"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bongino-vs-Cole.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518140","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=2518140"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518145,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518140\/revisions\/2518145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}