Accused DC pipe bomber told FBI he believed the 2020 election was stolen, sources say

Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia, is who investigators say planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot. Obtained by CNN

During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motive for the bombs placed near the DNC and RNC headquarters, people briefed on the matter said.

The FBI arrested Brian Cole, 30, on Thursday on charges that he planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot .

Cole spent hours with FBI investigators and made multiple statements, the sources said. Dan