DC pipe bomb suspect says he should be covered by Trump Jan. 6 pardon

Published January 13, 2026 1:54pm ET



The Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot says President Donald Trump’s sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 offenders should apply to his case.

Defense attorney Mario Williams, who represents Brian Cole Jr., said the charges against his client fall squarely within the scope of Trump’s pardon language, which covers offenses “related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.”

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