Brian Cole Jr, 30, has reportedly confessed to placing pipe bombs outside of America's two largest political parties on the eve of the January 6, 2021 riots.

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 - The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the FBI and told investigators he thought the 2020 election had been “tampered with,” according to a court filing from federal prosecutors. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Brian Cole Jr., 30, was arrested earlier this month and charged with transporting and planting two pipe bombs.

A Virginia man was charged with planting the bombs outside Democratic and Republican headquarters. Court documents show he believed that the 2020 election had been “tampered with.”

A Virginia man was charged with planting the bombs outside Democratic and Republican headquarters. Court documents show he believed that the 2020 election had been “tampered with.”

Man accused of Jan. 6 pipe bombs allegedly confessed he felt compelled to "speak up" for those who believed 2020 election was stolen, prosecutors say.

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen and that he wanted to target the country's political parties because they were “in charge,” prosecutors said Sunday. The allegations were laid out in a Justice Department memo arguing that Brian J. Cole Jr., who was arrested earlier this month on charges of placing pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national committees, should remain locked up while the case moves forward. The memo provides the most detailed government account of statements Cole is alleged to have made to investigators and points to evidence, including bomb-making components found at his home after his arrest, that officials say connects him to the act.