Attorney General

Early this morning, Brian Cole Jr.

was arrested and charged with placing the pipe bombs at the RNC and the DNC on January 5th, 2021.

He has been charged with violating 18 USC 844, which is use of an explosive device.

This investigation is ongoing.

As we speak, search warrants are being executed, and there could be more charges to come.

I'm going to let our U.S.

attorney discuss that shortly.

This was the work of multiple agencies working together.

This morning's operation was carried out safely and successfully.

Four long years.

Let me be clear, there was no new tip, there was no new witness, just good, diligent police work and prosecutorial work, working as a team, along with ATF, Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department, and of course, the FBI.

We are working every day to restore the public's trust.

We hope that today is a significant step towards that progress.

We'll share more information when we can and when it unfolds.

I cannot stress enough how hard Director Patel and Deputy Director Bongino have worked for months to make our nation's capitals safer and to make our country safer.