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MaddowBlog-Suspected pipe bomber told FBI he backed Trump, believed 2020 election conspiracies
There’s no shortage of questions about Brian Cole Jr. and his actions, but some new details are coming to the fore.
Some on the right seemed eager to suggest yesterday that the suspected pipe bomber was somehow aligned with the left.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-12-05T16:32:38.427Z
That was before Brian Cole Jr. told the FBI he backed Trump and believed 2020 election conspiracy theories. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/suspected-pipe-bomber-told-fbi-he-backed-trump-believed-2020-election-conspiracies
Federal agents arrested a suspect Thursday morning, taking Brian Cole Jr. into custody. The Virginia man, who lives roughly 23 miles south of Capitol Hill, has been charged with transporting an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials, according to charging documents filed in court.
There’s no shortage of questions about the suspect and his actions, but some new details are coming to the fore. NBC News reported that Cole is cooperating with the FBI and has already shared important insights. From the report:
This dovetails with a related account from MS NOW’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian, who reported that the suspect confessed to agents Thursday that he planted the bombs near the Capitol — and indicated he supported Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
These developments are obviously new, and as the investigation continues, officials will likely get a clearer sense of the suspect’s motivations.
There’s no shortage of questions about the suspect and his actions, but some new details are coming to the fore. NBC News reported that Cole is cooperating with the FBI and has already shared important insights. From the report:
The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter.
This dovetails with a related account from MS NOW’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian, who reported that the suspect confessed to agents Thursday that he planted the bombs near the Capitol — and indicated he supported Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
These developments are obviously new, and as the investigation continues, officials will likely get a clearer sense of the suspect’s motivations.
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