US EditionMan charged with planting pipe bombs before the Jan. 6 riot argues Trump’s mass pardons apply to him
Brian Cole Jr. argues President Trump's January 6 pardons cover his charges of planting pipe bombs near party headquarters, linking his actions to the Capitol riot events.
- Brian Cole Jr. was charged with transporting explosives and attempting to use explosives after planting pipe bombs near the Capitol on Jan. 5, 2021, a day before the Jan. 6 riot.
- Cole's lawyers argue that he should be covered by Trump's pardons for offenses 'related to' the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, even though his alleged crimes occurred the day before.
- The government has argued in some cases that Trump's pardons should apply to all charges against Jan. 6 defendants, including separate weapons charges.
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Brian Cole Jr., man charged with planting pipe bombs before the Jan. 6 riot, argues Trump’s mass pardons apply to him
Defense attorneys assert that Trump’s pardons extend to the charges against Brian J. Cole Jr. because his alleged conduct is “inextricably tethered” to what happened at the Capitol on the following day.
Man Charged in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Case Argues Trump Pardon Applies to Him
Lawyers for Brian Cole Jr., the man on trial for allegedly planting bombs at the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee offices, argued in court papers that Cole is covered by President Donald Trump’s blanket clemency of Jan. 6 suspects. Cole, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was indicted in January of this year in federal district court in the planting of two improvised explosive devices on Jan. 5, 2021, at the headquarters of …
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KULR-TVAttorneys argue clemency for man accused of planting pipe bombs
Attorneys for Brian Cole Jr., the man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties, are making a case for clemency. They argue that President Donald Trump's act of clemency for those involved…
Man charged with planting pipe bombs before riot argues pardons apply to him
President Donald Trump’s sweeping act of clemency for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol also should apply to a man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, the suspect’s attorneys argue in a bid to get his case dismissed. In a court filing Monday, defense attorneys assert that Trump’s blanket pardons extend to the charges against Brian J. Col…
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