J6 pipe bomb evidence was just ‘sitting there’ during Biden era, Bondi says

Justice Division leaders criticized the Biden administration for failing to attain what they completed Thursday by arresting a suspect after pipe bombs have been discovered close to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi stated throughout a press convention saying the arrest of Brian Cole Jr. it was introduced that current proof led to the FBI’s breakthrough in a chilly case that had been ‘languishing’ for nearly 5 years.

“What I’ll inform you is that the proof is on the market amassing mud,” Bondi stated. “This was not a brand new tip. It was not new proof. It was the exhausting work of President Trump’s administration.”

Bondi stated federal investigators have been in a position to establish Cole after months of “combing by proof held by the FBI within the Biden administration.” She stated the submitting of expenses towards Cole was not the results of new witnesses or leads, however relatively “good, diligent police and prosecutorial work.”

FBI ARRESTS SUSPECT IN DC PIPE BOMB CASE AFTER 5 YEARS OF INVESTIGATION

Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel arrive for a press convention relating to an arrest of a suspect within the January 6 pipe bombing case on the Division of Justice on December 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)

Court docket paperwork launched Thursday confirmed that financial institution information displaying purchases of pipe bomb supplies and mobile phone tower knowledge have been used to establish Cole. The suspect is now in custody and charged with using explosives, with extra expenses attainable. He’s anticipated to make his first courtroom look on Friday.

Surveillance footage launched by the FBI reveals an unknown suspect in a hoodie planting two explosives close to the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic Nationwide Committees on the evening of January 5, 2021.

Authorities stated the gadgets have been “viable” and will have detonated. The primary was found by a lady in an alley doing her laundry, in accordance with investigative stories. She instantly reported her discover to police, prompting a search that led to the invention of the second bomb, the stories stated.

A conference report revealed that in the course of the Biden administration, the FBI started “diverting sources” from the investigation in late February 2021, after lower than two months.

Surveillance pictures of the pipe bomb suspect in Washington, DC, in January 2021. (FBI)

“Within the quick aftermath of January 6, the FBI investigative staff labored aggressively to domesticate and pursue leads for the arrest of the pipe bomb suspect,” the report stated, including that the investigation could have failed on account of an absence of credible leads.

The years-long thriller induced many in Trump’s supporters to lift questions and theories in regards to the case. Hypothesis has targeted on the invention of the bombs that occurred in the course of the Jan. 6 riot and the safety lapses that allowed high politicians, together with Vice President Kamala Harris, to unwittingly come close to the explosives.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino was amongst high voices who, earlier than becoming a member of the bureau, promoted the speculation that the Biden administration was hiding proof on the case and that planting the bombs was an “inside job.” DOJ leaders didn’t present data on the suspect’s motive and stated the investigation is in its early levels.

FBI deputy director claims company is ‘closing in on suspects’ who JAN. 6 PIPE BOMBS

Dan Bongino, Assistant Director of the FBI, flanked by U.S. Lawyer for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, left, and Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi, proper, speaks at a information convention on the January 6 pipe bomber on the Division of Justice on December 4, 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)

At a information convention, Bongino stated he had made the pipe bomb case a high precedence after telling Fox Information in Might that the company was “getting nearer” to the suspects.

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“I spoke to Ms Bondi very early on, possibly on day two, and I stated, ‘We’ll get this man.’ She stated, ‘Sure, you’re.’ And we did that,” Bongino stated Thursday.

“You are not going to stroll into our capital, plant two explosives and stroll off into the sundown. That is not going to occur,” Bongino stated. “There was no manner he was getting away.”