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DC pipe bomb suspect disliked DNC and RNC, prosecutors say

The man suspected of planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., in 2021 confessed after his arrest that "something just snapped" and he wanted to target the Democratic and Republican parties because "they were in charge," federal prosecutors said in court documents released Dec. 28.

Brian Cole Jr., 30, was arrested earlier this month and charged with transporting and planting two pipe bombs. Prosecutors accused Cole of placing two pipe bombs near the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees on the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots.

The devices, which were discovered on the day of the attack, did not detonate, and no one was hurt, federal authorities previously said. Following a nearly five-year investigation, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Dec. 4 that Cole had been taken into custody.

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