Nearly five years after two pipe bombs turned up outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters on Jan. 6, 2021, the FBI finally made an arrest earlier this month. Brian J. Cole Jr., a 30-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, now faces federal charges for transporting an explosive device across state lines with the intent to kill and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosives.
But new whistleblower disclosures shared with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are raising serious questions about whether federal authorities have the right guy.
Massie explained in a thread on X that the suspect lives in a community with a notable concentration of FBI, Secret Service, and police employees. Many neighbors have observed him over the years during routine walks. His daily pattern appears limited and repetitive, centered almost entirely on walking a dog several times a day. Beyond that, neighbors report no meaningful engagement with the outside world.
