DOJ stalling case against 2020 election denier accused of planting bombs 'outside the RNC and DNC' day before Jan. 6
Source: Law & Crime
Dec 29th, 2025, 12:39 pm
Newly released court documents accused a Virginia man of confessing to planting pipe bombs "outside" the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C., just one day before the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack. Federal prosecutors who say the man told investigators he did this because he wanted to "speak up" for 2020 election deniers are now choosing to stall the case, according to his lawyers.
"Disclosure is required now, not later," Brian Cole Jr.'s attorneys write in a 15-page motion for discovery filed Monday, which seeks an order that directs the government to cough up all copies of evidence against him, including "any and all statements, confessions, or admissions."
Cole's lawyers say the Justice Department has "asked to push" his preliminary hearing to either Jan. 7 or 8 — but prosecutors have no concrete reason why, the attorneys say, other than "ordinary scheduling matters and the possibility of a forthcoming indictment," according to court documents.
"That request comes too late," Cole's team says in a motion to confirm his preliminary hearing filed late Sunday. "In its email to defense counsel, the government has identified no extraordinary circumstances."
Read more: https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/disclosure-is-required-now-doj-stalling-case-against-2020-election-denier-accused-of-planting-bombs-outside-the-rnc-and-dnc-day-before-jan-6-lawyers-say/
Full headline: 'Disclosure is required now': DOJ stalling case against 2020 election denier accused of planting bombs 'outside the RNC and DNC' day before Jan. 6, lawyers say
Link to FILING (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26445246-motion-for-discovery/
Link to FILING (PDF) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26445246/motion-for-discovery.pdf
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