BREAKING: Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber Arrested, and Trump on "Garbage" Somalia, with Michael Knowles and Julie Kelly | Ep. 1206
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What is the breaking news about the January 6 pipe bomber arrest?
Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show, live on Sirius XM Channel 111 every weekday at noon east.
Hey, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. Welcome to The Megyn Kelly Show. There is breaking news right now on a big story we just discussed on this program yesterday. A major arrest, Brian Cole of Virginia, is now reportedly in custody for allegedly planting the pipe bombs outside of both the Democratic National Committee headquarters and the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the night of January 5th, 2021. Law enforcement activity was seen at what is believed to be his home this morning. We are showing video here on our screen from Fox News, which just says law enforcement and police tape outside of this home. The arrest comes nearly five years after the incident in a high profile case that has befuddled law enforcement for years.
But we don't understand why. We've never understood why this case was so seemingly impossible to crack. It's unclear what exact charges this Brian Cole faces. We're expecting an FBI press conference later this afternoon. We are told it could happen within the hour. We are monitoring it and we'll bring it to you if and when it happens. Here in the meantime is the FBI previously explaining what happened when those bombs were placed that night.
The suspect's height is approximately 5 foot 7 inches tall. The suspect wore a face mask, a gray hooded sweatshirt, and black gloves. They used a backpack to transport each of the devices. They were wearing distinctive Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes, which are black and gray with the yellow Nike logo.
What details are known about the suspect Brian Cole?
Fewer than 25,000 of these shoes were sold between August 2018 and January 2021. The first time the suspect is seen is at approximately 7.34 PM at the intersection of First Street and North Carolina Avenue Southeast. This footage shows the suspect sitting on the DNC bench before placing the first bomb Here we see the suspect place the bomb at approximately 7.54 p.m.
They place the second pipe bomb at approximately 8.16 p.m. The suspect then turns back onto Rumsey Court, walking east until the person is last seen on camera at approximately 8.18pm, wearing the backpack on their shoulders. The bomb is believed to have been placed shortly before this video, based on how the suspect is carrying the backpack.
According to the New York Times, the break in the case was not thanks to a new tip or any additional information. I mean, that's remarkable. What they're reporting is that they discovered a new lead within the FBI after reviewing previously compiled investigative files. As the new leadership team there, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have made solving this case a priority. Dan Bongino, when he was a podcast host, had said for a long, long time that he believed this case was solvable. He also theorized that it might be an inside job by law enforcement. But he'd long been saying this is solvable and had been asking questions about why it hadn't been solved. And now here they are six months in power and appearing to have solved it.
This is, let's see, from the Washington Post this morning. They give some background saying more about how this is not based on a new breakthrough, but that the FBI sources have been going through the voluminous trove of material largely collected in 2021 and 2022. They write, the suspect's arrest is expected to cause significant embarrassment for the Bureau and the enormous team it assigned to the pipe bomb investigation, the two sources said. Not meaning Cash and Dan's team, meaning the team that was there under previous leadership, saying the suspect could have been arrested years ago if investigators had earlier connected the dots they already had in hand. This is the Washington Post writing, quote, this development could also be seen as vindication of Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, who has long focused on the pipe bomb case and has urged the Bureau to redouble its efforts to solve it when he took efforts.
Wow, that must have been hard for you to write, Carol Lenning.
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Chapters
8 chapters
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What is the breaking news about the January 6 pipe bomber arrest?
0:00–1:57
2
What details are known about the suspect Brian Cole?
1:57–17:30
3
What has led to the recent developments in the investigation?
17:30–48:31
4
How are political narratives surrounding the arrest evolving?
48:31–1:07:11
5
What cultural criticisms are made regarding immigration?
1:07:11–1:08:21
6
How is the alleged January 6 pipe bomber's background discussed?
1:08:21–1:18:08
7
What evidence led to the arrest of the January 6 pipe bomber?
1:18:08–1:19:39
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What are the implications of the FBI's investigation results?
1:19:39–2:06:48
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