Overview
- The superseding indictment in U.S. District Court charges Cole with interstate transportation of explosives and malicious attempt to use explosives for devices placed outside the RNC and DNC on Jan. 5, 2021.
- Prosecutors cite surveillance video, cellphone and license-plate data, and retail purchases, and say Cole confessed after arrest, telling agents that “something just snapped.”
- A magistrate judge ordered Cole detained pending trial, and the case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Amir Ali with another hearing scheduled for Friday.
- Reporting notes Justice Department concern that President Trump’s broad Jan. 6 pardons could be litigated in this case, while a White House official told one outlet the order does not cover bombs planted on Jan. 5 away from the Capitol.
- Defense filings seek home detention, citing no prior record and diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder and OCD, as some public supporters, including Rep. Thomas Massie, press for his release.