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Pipe Bomb Defendant Says He May Adopt Debunked Account as Defense

Court papers show that Brian Cole Jr.’s lawyers might seek to blame a former Capitol Police officer whose name first surfaced in a right-wing media account and whom the F.B.I. briefly investigated. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021)

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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/pipe-bomb-jan-6.html