Federal agents arrested a Virginia man Thursday on charges that he planted two pipe bombs on Capitol Hill the night before Jan. 6, 2021, a breakthrough that came after years of false leads and rampant conspiracy theories — some promoted by the same FBI leaders who took credit for cracking the case.

The man, Brian Cole Jr., 30, has been charged with transporting explosive materials across state lines and with the attempted destruction of buildings with explosives, according to court papers filed in U.S. District Court in Washington. He was expected to appear there in front of a judge on Friday.

The arrest of Cole, taken into custody Thursday morning at the home he shared with his parents in suburban Woodbridge, provided potential closure for an enduring and politically charged mystery: Wh

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