Joe Biden’s FBI under Director Christopher Wray knew Brian Cole was the January 6 pipe bomber back in April 2021, but for some reason chose not to take him into custody and charge him with crimes.
Brian Cole, 30, of Woodridge, Virginia, was taken into custody last Thursday and charged with use of an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials.
Cole admitted to investigators that he planted pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC headquarters on January 5, the night before the Capitol riot.
After nearly half a decade, the FBI appeared to crack the case less than one year into the Trump Administration.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said federal investigators solved the case of the January 6 pipe bomber without any new evidence.
The FBI identified Cole based on his phone pings and transaction history on his credit cards, according to an affidavit.
The FBI has identified one bank checking account and six credit cards (the “Accounts”) used by COLE. The FBI obtained records for the checking account and three credit cards for the time period January 2018 to January 2021. Three additional credit cards were obtained for the time period of January 2018 to November 2025. The FBI reviewed the transaction history for all of these Accounts.