00:00This morning, a major break in one of the most enduring mysteries of January 6th.
00:07After nearly five years of false leads and conspiracy theories, the FBI has arrested a Virginia man they say planted both pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the night before the Capitol attack.
00:21And later today, he'll be in federal court. Agents took 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. into custody Thursday at his home in Woodbridge, Virginia.
00:30A swarm of federal and local agents moved in, searching the house, the backyard, and a car in the driveway, executing warrants in a case that has haunted investigators for years.
00:40Let me be clear, there was no new tip, there was no new witness, just good, diligent police work and prosecutorial work.
00:51Working as a team, along with ATF, Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department, and of course, the FBI.
01:00The arrest came as the FBI released new details, including previously unseen video from January 5th, right here, showing an individual placing a bomb near a bench outside the DNC.
01:12Court papers say Cole bought galvanized pipes, kitchen timers, and electrical wire, and his cell phone pinged towers near both party headquarters the night the devices were planted.
01:22When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's capital, you attack the very being of our way of life.
01:35And this FBI and this Department of Justice stand here to tell you that we will always refute it and combat it.
01:41We will provide the safest country the nation has ever seen under President Trump's leadership here.
01:46The bombs never detonated, but the FBI says they were viable and lethal.
01:51Their discovery diverted police resources just minutes before the Capitol mob breached security.
01:57For years, the lack of an arrest fueled claims of a cover-up, even from some Trump appointees who now oversee the bureau.
02:04Cole is charged with transporting explosive material and attempted destruction by explosives.
02:09He will make his first court appearance later today as agents continue searching for his motive and whether anyone else helped him.
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