Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Washington Pipe Bomb Suspect Confesses to FBI
A man named Brian Cole admitted to planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C. He did this the night before a big event at the U.S. Capitol.
He told the FBI that he thought the 2020 election was not fair and wanted to do something about it.
The bombs were found the next day, but they did not explode.
Brian is now facing charges for this.
He said he was not connected to the people who later stormed the Capitol, but he believed powerful people should speak up about election issues.
Brian Cole, 30, from Virginia, confessed to planting pipe bombs outside Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington, D.C.
The bombs were discovered on January 6, 2021, the day of the U.S. Capitol attack, but did not explode.
Cole told the FBI he believed the 2020 election was tampered with and wanted to target political parties.
He denied any connection to the Capitol riot but believed powerful people should speak out about election issues.
Cole is facing two explosives-related charges and has not yet entered a plea.
- Who
- Brian Cole, a 30-year-old from Virginia
- What
- Planted pipe bombs outside Democratic and Republican national committees
- When
- January 5, 2021
- Where
- Washington, D.C.
- Why
- Believed the 2020 election was tampered with and wanted to target political parties
- Suspect's Name
- Brian Cole
- Age
- 30
- Location
- Virginia
- Charges
- Two explosives-related charges
- Incident Date
- January 5, 2021
- Discovery Date
- January 6, 2021
- Motivation
- Belief in election tampering