Joy Reid Blasts Garland Over Epstein Files and Jan. 5 Pipe-Bomb Case

Overview

• Speaking on The Breakfast Club, Joy Reid questioned why Merrick Garland did not release Epstein-related records or resolve the pipe-bomb case during his four years as attorney general.
• The Justice Department says it is working to comply with the newly passed Epstein Files Transparency Act by publishing non-classified materials.
• Brian Cole was arrested and charged with transporting an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction in the Jan. 5, 2021 pipe-bomb investigation.
• Cole’s arrest ended a nearly five-year manhunt after devices were planted near the Republican and Democratic national headquarters and were discovered before detonation.
• Trump administration officials claimed at a press conference that they identified Cole using the same data available to the Biden administration, and the House passed the transparency law after President Trump urged Republicans to support releasing the records.