Pipe bomb suspect caught after 5 years to appear in court Friday

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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

00:12Virginia man they say planted both pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National

00:18Committee headquarters on the night before the Capitol attack. And later today, he'll be in

00:23federal court. Agents took 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. into custody Thursday at his home in

00:29Woodbridge, Virginia. A swarm of federal and local agents moved in, searching the house,

00:34the backyard, and a car in the driveway, executing warrants in a case that has haunted investigators

00:40for years. Let me be clear, there was no new tip, there was no new witness, just good, diligent

00:48police work and prosecutorial work, working as a team, along with ATF, Capitol Police,

00:56Metropolitan Police Department, and of course, the FBI.

01:00The arrest came as the FBI released new details, including previously unseen video from January

01:075th, right here, showing an individual placing a bomb near a bench outside the DNC. Court papers

01:13say Cole bought galvanized pipes, kitchen timers, and electrical wire, and his cell phone pinged towers

01:19near both party headquarters the night the devices were planted.

01:23When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation,

01:29when 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

01:40and combat it. We will provide the safest country the nation has ever seen under President Trump's

01:45leadership here.

01:46The bombs never detonated, but the FBI says they were viable and lethal. Their discovery

01:52diverted police resources just minutes before the Capitol mob breached security. For years,

01:58the lack of an arrest fueled claims of a cover-up, even from some Trump appointees who now oversee

02:03the bureau. Cole 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

02:14and whether anyone else helped him.