"The topic of Thursday's presser was the recent arrest of Brian Cole, a Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs at the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the evening of Jan. 5, 2021, committed mere hours before supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the Capitol in an effort to derail the certification of the 2020 Electoral College votes for President Joe Biden. Fortunately, the devices were discovered, and no one was injured, but the crime has baffled investigators for years."
"On the first day of his second term in office, Trump issued sweeping pardons and clemency to nearly 1,600 defendants who had been charged or convicted for their roles in the Capitol riot, including many who were charged with violent assaults on the law enforcement officers defending the Capitol that day like the U.S. Capitol Police and the DC Metropolitan Police Department."
A Virginia man, Brian Cole, was arrested for allegedly planting pipe bombs at the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the evening of Jan. 5, 2021. The devices were discovered and no one was hurt, but the case remained unresolved for years. On the first day of his second term, the president issued pardons and clemency to nearly 1,600 individuals charged or convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol events, including those accused of violent assaults on law enforcement. Attorney General Pam Bondi charged Cole under 18 U.S.C. 844 and indicated additional charges and executed search warrants. FBI Director Kash Patel pledged that the FBI and DOJ will refute and combat attacks on citizens, institutions, and the Capitol.
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