Suspect in DC Pipe Bomb Case Told FBI He Thought 2020 Election Was Stolen: Report

Zachary Leeman Dec 5th, 2025, 10:20 am

Brian Cole , 30, the suspect accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., told the FBI he believed the 2020 presidential election was stolen, according to a new report.

CNN, citing people briefed on the matter, reported on Friday that Cole expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the 2020 election in interviews with the FBI. Cole was arrested on Thursday and will be arraigned on Friday on charges that he planted pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee buildings in D.C. on the night before the Capitol riot in January 2021.

Cole reportedly spent hours with FBI investigators and made “multiple statements.” FBI Deputy Director D

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