Man admits to leaving bombs at DNC, RNC headquarters, authorities say

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Washington Post

Local Crime & Public Safety

Man admits to leaving bombs at DNC, RNC headquarters, authorities say

Prosecutors said Brian J. Cole told the FBI that he planted the explosives on Jan. 5, 2021, because he was frustrated with the workings of the U.S. political system.

December 28, 2025 at 7:37 p.m. EST


Attorney General Pam Bondi, third from right, and other officials address the news media after the arrest of Brian J. Cole. (Alex Brandon/AP)

By Martin Weil

The man charged with leaving pipe bombs outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington has admitted to planting the explosives in 2021 and said he did so because he was frustrated by the workings of the U.S. political system, federal authorities said in a court filing Sunday.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/28/capitol-bomb-suspect-confession-prosecutors/

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Martin Weil is a way old school writer. He handles a lot of local crime stories. His articles about the weather are just plain gems.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/martin-weil/

[erronis]

1. I'm guessing there's a lot more to this story.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/28/jeanine-pirro-got-curiously-silent-about-what-brian-cole-did-on-december-14-2020/

[tanyev]

13. Thanks for that link.

It is so unbelievable that this guy’s supposedly independent and unrelated outrage at “both sides” just happened to be discovered at a time that pulled critical law enforcement resources away from the imminent attack at the Capitol.

It looks like he wasn’t part of the Jan. 6 planning committee, but there’s still plenty of room for his actions to have been manipulated by someone else.

[Probatim]

2. That front row is a who's who of morons hired by trump. Jesus my head hurts.

[creeksneakers2]

3. Right wingers insisted the FBI did it.

[BaronChocula]

4. He showed up in support of trump

He said it in his own words. I don't think the "federal authorities" mentioned that. Boy, would that look bad.

[lostnfound]

5. Possibly irrelevant comment: I am sick of not hearing voices of the accused directly. People are locked in solitary...

Potentially embarrassing cases end up with a guy in solitary confinement, never to be heard from again, and we are left without confidence in the official narratives.

I don’t recall that being the case. In the past, if the government wanted to shut someone up, they had to hire a hit man.

[rampartd]

6. the past? epstein?

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/us/nicholas-tartaglione-sentenced-epstein-cellmate

[wolfie001]

8. Former "Yuge" bad cop

Who strangled people. Killed 4 people in a drug-deal gone bad. They say he was moved. The whole thing was under the regime of tRUMP and his fellow fattie Barr. Smells real fishy.

[rampartd]

9. "they" say he was moved

but with the sleeping guards and malfunctioning camera who can tell?
did anyone check the guards' financials?? i'd like to know how much i can earn by sleeping on shift.

[wolfie001]

10. First thing I thought when I heard about that bad cop

Maybe offered to give his associates/family some $ under the table. Guarantee better jail conditions. Many potential motivating actions to entice that psycho killer.

[wolfie001]

7. "Trump Voter Admits to Planting the Jan. 6th Bombs"

Title corrected for 100% accuracy.

[ToxMarz]

11. Who bashes the workings of the U.S. political system more than Trump?

Anything that is not there to enrich/enshrine trump is bad. He's a Trump supporter, not a supporter of any political party. They are mutually exclusive. He did it in his own twisted means of supporting Trump based on the lies and incitement Trump spewed