"The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the RNC and DNC ahead of the January 6 Capitol riot should get off scot-free under President Donald Trump's sweeping pardons, his lawyer said. In an interview with Fox 5 DC on Monday, Mario Williams an attorney for suspect Brian Cole said his client voted for Trump twice, adding that he's a candidate for exoneration under the blanket Trump order for all those arrested and convicted in the Capitol siege."
"I think you have to employ some kind of common sense as applied to the allegations. So, if the allegations are that he went out there and he set down these components and that they were found on Jan. 6, the judge says that it's a part of Jan. 6 apart and says that you were allowed to get a pardon for everything related to the events that occurred on or at the Capitol building on Jan. 6."
"Trump issued the pardons shortly after the inauguration to kick off his second term, including those convicted of attacking Capitol Police and other acts of violence during the January 6, 2021, riots on Capitol Hill. So this is January 6th. These are the hostages, Trump said at the time. Approximately 1500 for a pardon. Full pardon. Cole was taken into custody last month, nearly five years after the dangerous devices were planted"
A man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC ahead of the January 6 Capitol riot was arrested nearly five years after the devices were planted on January 5, 2021. Attorney Mario Williams, representing suspect Brian Cole, said Cole voted for Trump twice and argued that Cole qualifies for exoneration under President Trump's blanket pardons for January 6 defendants. Williams urged common-sense application of the pardon and cited a judge's interpretation that pardons can cover actions on or at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Trump issued wide pardons shortly after inauguration covering those convicted of attacking police and related violence.
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