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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,636 posts)
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:57 PM Dec 5

***BREAKING NEWS*** Accused DC pipe bomber told FBI he believed the 2020 election was stolen, sources say

During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motive for the bombs placed near the DNC and RNC headquarters, people briefed on the matter told CNN.

Brian Cole Jr. spent hours with FBI investigators and made multiple statements, the sources said. Dan Bongino, deputy FBI director, told Fox News on Thursday that the FBI had interviewed the suspect at length, but didn’t elaborate.

The FBI and the Justice Department declined to comment for this story.

The FBI arrested Cole, 30, at home, where he lives with his parents, on Thursday. He was brought before Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya Friday afternoon for his first court appearance. He was wearing a tan jumpsuit and glasses as the judge read him his rights.


https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/politics/accused-pipe-bomber-made-statements


MAGA Maniacs doing maniacal things
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0rganism

(25,466 posts)
1. Going hard for that juicy pardon
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 03:02 PM
Dec 5

He'll need to butter the biscuit a few more times, but this looks like a good start.

bucolic_frolic

(54,000 posts)
3. How did targeting both parties' HQ support his belief?
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 03:09 PM
Dec 5

And the sense of entitlement involved in his actions.

W_HAMILTON

(10,051 posts)
13. MAGA hated the Republicans that certified the election.
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 08:14 AM
Dec 6

So, no, you don't need to bring in anarchy to explain his actions.

underpants

(194,834 posts)
4. MAGA on Twitter are already running away from this story.
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 03:10 PM
Dec 5

Especially compared to when it broke. The mentions I’m still seeing are that Biden’s FBI sat on or hid evidence. This is being fueled by appearances BY Kash and Bongino on their media. Of course, Bongino basically admitted on Hannity last night that his wild conspiracies on this case when he was podcasting were because he was being paid for his opinion. He was lying.

Without being crass, this is really blowing up in their faces.

Frasier Balzov

(4,854 posts)
14. It can't be the Lost Cause of the southern aristocracy.
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 03:17 PM
Dec 6

He must come to it from some other angle.

Like Clarence Thomas.

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